The U.S. has returned a looted ancient artifact. AP correspondent Rita Foley reports. 

It's an ancient wooden coffin, a sarcophagus that dates back to the late dynastic period of ancient Egypt, an era that spanned from 664 B.C. until Alexander the Great's campaign in 332 B.C. It may have belonged to an ancient priest. It had been on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. But three months ago, the Manhattan DA's office determined it had been looted from an area north of Cairo and smuggled into the U.S. in 2008, trafficked by a well-organized network that has done this with other antiquities, says the DA. I'm Rita Foley.

1. loot v. to steal things from shops/stores or buildings after a riot , fire, etc. （暴乱、火灾等后）打劫，抢劫，劫掠

2. artifact n. (technical 术语) an object that is made by a person, especially sth. of historical or cultural interest 人工制品，手工艺品（尤指有历史或文化价值的）

3. sarcophagus n. a stone coffin (= box that a dead person is buried in) , especially one that is decorated, used in ancient times （尤指古代有雕饰的）石棺

4. dynastic adj. 朝代的，王朝的

5. span v. to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it 持续；贯穿。Family photos spanning five generations were stolen. 一家五代人的照片失窃了。

6. smuggle v. to take, send or bring goods or people secretly and illegally into or out of a country, etc. 走私；私运；偷运。例如：smuggled drugs走私的毒品

7. traffic v. to buy and sell sth. illegally （非法）进行……交易

8. antiquity n. an object from ancient times 文物；古物；古董。例如：Egyptian / Roman antiquities埃及 / 罗马古物

The U.S. has returned a looted ancient (Q1) __________. AP (Q2) ___________________ Rita Foley reports. 

It's an ancient (Q3) ______________ coffin, a sarcophagus that dates back to the late dynastic period of (Q4) _____________ Egypt, an era that spanned from 664 B.C. until Alexander the Great's (Q5) ___________ in 332 B.C. It may have belonged to an ancient (Q6) _______________. It had been (Q7) ________________ at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. But three months ago, the Manhattan DA's office determined it had been looted from an area north of Cairo and (Q8) __________ into the U.S. in 2008, (Q9) ________________ by a well-organized network that has done this with other (Q10) _______________, says the DA. I'm Rita Foley.

The U.S. has returned a looted ancient (Q1) artifact. AP (Q2) correspondent Rita Foley reports. 

It's an ancient (Q3) wooden coffin, a sarcophagus that dates back to the late dynastic period of (Q4) ancient Egypt, an era that spanned from 664 B.C. until Alexander the Great's (Q5) campaign in 332 B.C. It may have belonged to an ancient (Q6) priest. It had been (Q7) on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. But three months ago, the Manhattan DA's office determined it had been looted from an area north of Cairo and (Q8) smuggled into the U.S. in 2008, (Q9) trafficked by a well-organized network that has done this with other (Q10) antiquities, says the DA. I'm Rita Foley.