dig into the past

"It has been difficult to dig into the past wound again, but it also gives me an opportunity to heal," W says.

Her efforts to dig into the past were only sporadically rewarded.

He said that the U.S. government’s agreement to dig into the past meant “the stigma has been removed.”

As Aki and Hiro sit facing each other across the packed suitcase they use as a table, they dig into the past and unravel the secrets that form the core of their identities.

Since the 1830s treasure hunters, religious enthusiasts and scholars have flocked here to dig into the past of a place billions of people hold sacred.