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excavation

[eks-kuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃən /


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About two dozen family members watched the excavations from across the road.

From Barron's

The renovated areas will also allow visitors a closer look at the ongoing excavations still happening on site, including Project 23, the other name for the parking garage discovery in 2006 where Zed was found.

From The Wall Street Journal

To date, La Brea Tar Pits researchers have unearthed millions of samples from the pits dating back 50,000 years and still conduct daily open-air excavations.

From Los Angeles Times

A follow-up excavation will be led by Cardiff University and the Portable Antiquities Scheme in the coming months.

From BBC

Dr Langlands said conserving the site would be the first priority, before further survey work was carried out and funding sought for excavation in future.

From BBC