History
excavation
noun
Definition
The action of digging in the ground to uncover historical or archaeological remains.
In a sentence
“The excavation of the ancient city took over a decade and yielded thousands of objects.”
Synonyms
digunearthingarchaeological dig
Common collocations
- archaeological excavation
- carry out an excavation
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