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excavation

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


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As Chen De’an, head of excavation at the K1 and K2 pits, points out, walking into the elaborate complex that now surrounds the dig, “There was nothing here but fields.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Since the new excavation, mining activity has destroyed the site, making the recovered data especially valuable.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Remains of the original football stadium - where Scotland famously routed England 5-1 in 1882 - were discovered following an archaeological excavation at the site in 2021.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

This was particularly important in connection with underground activities like excavation and extraction, he said, pointing for instance to quakes triggered by disposal of wastewater from the fracking industry in Texas.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The pair made their way eastward between the basketball pavilion and the horseshoe-shaped excavation that served as the campus football stadium.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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