excavation
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Researchers also collected two sediment cores near the excavation area and analyzed them for pollen and charcoal.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Trump, who built a career as a real estate developer, has frequently touted the project, gushing over the sounds of jackhammers and excavation trucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
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
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
The magic veneer had faded, leaving only broken walls and excavation pits.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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