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(25 Feb 2009) SHOTLIST SOUND AS INCOMING 1. Wide exterior archaeological museum at the Xochicalco archaeological site 2. Wide museum interior, cameraman filming archaeological pieces from Milton Leoff collection on display 3. Tilt down large stone sculpture with remnants of paint still on it 4. Display case showing various smaller figurines 5. Close woman and infant stone figurines 6. Close small Olmec mask 7. Wide press conference inside museum 8. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Marco Antonio Santos, Director of the Xochicalco archaeological site: "As an archaeologist, you can spend your whole life researching and never find the kinds of pieces that are in this collection. I was astonished the first time I saw the collection to see so many pieces of such high quality representing all periods of Mesoamerican culture, including some incredible pieces of Mezcala art." 9. Wide large stone sculpture surrounded by four medium sized figures 10. Medium two of the stone figures surrounding the large stone sculpture 11. Pull out close to medium of large stone slab with elaborate carving 12. Medium two ornately decorated pots 13. Close tilt down painted human figure on pot 14. Wide photographer taking picture of stone figure 15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Marco Antonio Santonio, Director of the Xochicalco archaeological site: "It's important to say that Milton Leoff bought pieces in Europe and the United States, and he brought them back to Mexico. This is something very important in terms of the return of this kind of pre-hispanic art to our country. While other collectors were taking art out of the country, he was bringing it back." 16. Pull out medium elaborately carved stone statue in display case 17. Close small figurine depicting various people together in a circle 18. Remnants of stella with human image carved into it 19. Wide pyramid at the site of Xochicalco, where the collection will be studied and catalogued 20. Mid shot of site STORYLINE: A selection of the largest private collection of archaeological artifacts ever donated to the Mexican government has gone on display. The full set of 8,100 pieces range in size from quarter-ton statues of the god Quetzalcoatl to tiny figurines. Select pieces were exhibited at the Xochicalco archaeological site in Morelos, south of Mexico City, on Tuesday. Marco Antonio Santos, the director of the Xochicalco archaeological site, said he was astonished by the quality, diversity and quantity of the pieces the first time he saw the collection. Santos will lead a team of archaeologists in the investigation and cataloguing of the pieces. The pre-Hispanic relics belonged to American dentist Milton Leoff, who settled in Mexico and began collecting artifacts from the Aztec, Olmec, Mayan and other cultures in the 1930s. A 1972 law set limits on private collections, but allowed collectors to keep their pieces if they registered them with the government. The National Institute of Anthropology and History called the collection the largest private donation of its kind to the Mexican government. The agency says Leoff's widow, Nadine Vinot, donated the collection on the condition it be kept together. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...