excavated
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The excellence of all the Egyptian works is explained when we learn that the British archaeologist Howard Carter, who excavated the tomb of Tutankamen, was Gulbenkian’s adviser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The line was closed for six months after the incident and did not fully reopen for almost a year, with 30,000 tonnes of fuel-soaked soil having to be excavated.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The brighter streaks that hug the crater's rim were fresh material excavated from deeper underground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Boxgrove has been extensively excavated, and researchers have uncovered many tools made from flint, bone and antler there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The basis of Lapita subsistence can be reconstructed from the garbage excavated by archaeologists at Lapita sites.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
