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

The remaining $36.6 million was used on sitework such as clearing, grading, excavation and utility installation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

According to Jean-Paul Raynal, who co-directed the program during the key excavation period, repeated changes in sea level, wind-driven sedimentation, and rapid cementation of coastal sands created ideal conditions for preserving fossils and archaeological evidence.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Residents say the demolitions began two days before Christmas, when excavation teams accompanied by armed police moved into sections of the waterfront settlement facing the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But at first glimpse it became obvious that the excavation of the vessel would be enormously challenging.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler