excavation
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Excavation will probably occur on plots where street trees are typically placed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Excavation mounds at the site suggest the facility could be between 260 feet and 328 feet under the ground, according to experts and AP’s analysis.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2023
Excavation director Lauren Davis said archaeologists also unearthed stone tools and pottery shards, but that the eggs were "the truly special find".
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
Excavation has passed 40% and should be completed in May 2023, Mossey says.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 28, 2022
It’s about a twenty-minute ride into the mountains to what Wexford-Smythe University calls the Shadbush County Excavation Site.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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