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 discovery might have been missed if not for careful attention during excavation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The archaeologist who took part in the excavation is more cautious.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Now comes a second neo-noir that has us primed for an epic excavation beneath the foundations on which the industry stands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Before the Cape Gelidonya excavation took place, historians and archaeologists believed that Bronze Age Greeks known as Mycenaeans had monopolized merchant seafaring along the Mediterranean from about 1400 to 1200 BCE.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler