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excavation

noun as in site of digging; digging

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An excavation in the 1990s unearthed dozens of medieval graves.

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Mr Rubio described the excavation as "perhaps one of the most important archaeological sites on the planet", saying it had deep meaning to people in the United States.

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One of their earliest connections was a shared interest in Freud and Jung, giving Ballesteros the sense the film would always be as much a psychological excavation as a chronicle.

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The University of Glasgow team will work with volunteers and students to undertake excavation and survey work at the former Kelvin Wheelies park in Kelvingrove Park.

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In the “digging” she stitches together the physical work of excavation, the ‘60s and ‘70s colloquial meaning of “dig” as to “understand” and, lastly, its nod to DJ/crate-digging culture that remixes and reimagines.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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