0 the act of removing earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past: --
Construction companies acknowledge the danger of excavation work.
The site has been undergoing demolition and excavation since August.
She has taken part in several excavations of Roman settlements across Europe.
Three skulls and one full skeleton were discovered during the excavation of an Egyptian tomb.
This idea is more consistent than the previous one, but neither has been suppor ted by any data in the description of the excavations.
Another example of larger community social networks and their implications was encountered during the test excavation of rural sites.
The lack of close chronological control on most of the field data and the few excavations render conclusions in this sphere highly speculative.
The documentation and conservation of architecture exposed by excavation also continues.
In contrast to what is customary today, excavations at the time were not followed by restoration.
The top por tion of much of the rubble from this building was visible on the sur face prior to excavation.
They include elaborate reconstructions of landscape genesis, systematic regional surveys and large-scale excavations of settlements and cemeteries.
As a result of the condition in which most houses are found during excavation, there is limited direct evidence for the use of internal space.