excavation
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Guests can still observe active excavation during the two-year museum closure — albeit from different vantage points — as researchers continue their work on site.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
New Murabba said in a statement that its development was “progressing in line with a phased and disciplined delivery approach,” with excavation and foundation activity “well advanced.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The discovery might have been missed if not for careful attention during excavation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
It is more an excavation of the radical man’s life than an account of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Although the original excavators remain convinced, a team of archaeologists who were not involved in the excavation but receptive to pre-Clovis claims recently visited the site and came away unconvinced.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing excavation
The Alchemist
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