Definition of excavation
1 : the action or process of excavating
2 : a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping
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The dates, based on new excavations and state-of-the-art methods, push back the earliest solid evidence for humans in Australia by 10,000 to 20,000 years and suggest that modern humans left Africa earlier than had been thought.
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To register as a participant or to visit the excavation site, contact the museum at 630-584-8485 or info@garfieldfarm.org.
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The excavation, the first of its kind in Oceanside, had been scheduled to start last fall, but became bogged down in the permitting process.
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The recent excavation has also revealed that the skulls came from men, women, and children.
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Excavations at Soro revealed the graves of 16 people ranging from children to a man of at least 50.
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Construction of a landfill cell is complex and involves excavation, lining the sides and bottom with clay and a plastic liner as well as the installation of a pipe system to capture leachate - water or material that breaks down into a liquid.
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After excavation work is completed on a property, interior dust sampling is done, Haag said.
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His rapid-response excavations have resulted in more than 90 papers since 2010.
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First Known Use of excavation
circa 1611
EXCAVATION Defined for Kids
excavation
playDefinition of excavation for Students
1 : the act of excavating
2 : a hollow place formed by excavating
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excavation
playMedical Definition of excavation
1: the action or process of excavating
2: a cavity formed by or as if by cutting, digging, or scooping
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