. ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁display ▁consisted ▁of ▁cer am ic ▁vessels ▁from ▁across ▁Bel ize . ▁They ▁were ▁pack ed ▁tight ly ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁labels . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁v ases ▁salv aged ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁from ▁the ▁H oke b ▁Ha ▁cave ▁in ▁To led o , ▁southern ▁Bel ize , ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁interesting ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collection . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁v ault ▁was ▁open ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁on ▁Monday , ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁Friday ▁by ▁prior ▁appointment . ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁guide ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Arch ae ology ▁V ault ▁in ▁Bel m op an , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁open ▁for ▁visitors ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁May an ▁artifact s , ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁had ▁absor bed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Museum s , ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Arch ae ology ▁V ault ▁with ▁a ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁were ▁uncertain . ▁The ▁guide ▁noted ▁rum ors ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁valuable ▁artifact s ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁sold ▁abroad , ▁and ▁their ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁would ▁be ▁embar rass ing . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁ ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁History ▁( N IC H ) ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁became ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁within ▁the ▁N IC H . ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch