1.   Experts familiar with Mayan artifacts say the theft was no surprise.

2.   The Mayan artifacts are not the only controversial items in the exhibition.

3.   There have also been scattered incidents of squatters stealing Mayan artifacts.

4.   These illicit businesses are reported to include drug trafficking, kidnapping, car theft, selling tropical timber and smuggling Mayan archeological artifacts.

5.   The Mayan artifacts were given to the museum by Landon T. Clay, a museum trustee.