excavation
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"The study was to be conducted before the excavation and digging", not after, said local artist Salwa Mahmoud.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The excavation process took longer than usual, about 10 days, since the fossils were encased in very hard mudstone under six feet of rock, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We will continue with the excavation work at Chemmani," Harshana Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka's justice minister told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Satellite imagery reviewed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies indicates “a clear surge in construction activity in 2026” and a shift “from active excavation toward probable internal construction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He had not only taken courses in archaeology but also taken part in a dry-land excavation.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
The council said local residents would have opportunities to get involved in further archaeological excavations and activities as the project continues.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Our excavations may tell us something about the end of Urartu," he said, noting that researchers have found "the traces of a very powerful earthquake."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
However, it is important to remember that the vast majority of fossils found during excavations are fragmentary.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite a lack of formal education, Kusman began copying the inscriptions found during excavations carried out in eastern Turkey, Iran and Armenia, over which Urartu once stretched.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
After the first season’s excavations, George Bass had real doubts about that.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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