excavated

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All of the recently excavated footprints are evenly spaced except for one print, which is out of line with the others.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The site contains multiple fossil quarries that have been excavated for decades and continues to yield exceptionally preserved specimens from the Late Triassic.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Then it would need to be mechanically excavated from deep underground in the middle of hostile territory and could weigh 1,000 pounds.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Moseley believes that Aspero, which has never been fully excavated, is older than the other cities, and set the template for them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann