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['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi* * *['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) scavare2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) portare alla luce•- excavator* * *['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi
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excavation site — place where digging occurs (usually for anthropological or rescue purposes) … English contemporary dictionary
excavation — ex·ca·va·tion || ‚ekskÉ™ veɪʃn n. act of hollowing out, act of digging out; act of unearthing, act of laying bare; dig, excavation site (i.e. archeological dig) … English contemporary dictionary
excavation — [n] site of digging; digging blasting, burrow, cavity, cut, cutting, dig, disinterring, ditch, dugout, exhuming, hole, hollow, mine, mining, pit, quarry, removal, scooping, shaft, shoveling, trench, trough, unearthing; concepts 178,509,513 Ant.… … New thesaurus
Excavation (archaeology) — The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning.# Excavation is the best known and most commonly used within the science of archaeology. In this sense it is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. # The term is… … Wikipedia
excavation — excavational, adj. /eks keuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. a hole or cavity made by excavating. 2. the act of excavating. 3. an area in which excavating has been done or is in progress, as an archaeological site. [1605 15; < L excavation (s. of excavatio) a … Universalium
excavation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ archaeological ▪ recent ▪ recent excavations of underground burial chambers ▪ extensive VERB + EXCAVATION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
excavation — noun 1. the act of digging (Freq. 2) there s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton • Syn: ↑digging, ↑dig • Derivationally related forms: ↑dig (for: ↑dig), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
excavation — noun 1) the excavation of a grave Syn: unearthing, digging up; disinterment, exhumation 2) the excavation of a moat Syn: digging, hollowing out, boring, channeling 3) implements found in the excavations … Thesaurus of popular words
site — noun 1 piece of land where a building was/is/will be ADJECTIVE ▪ good, prime (esp. BrE) ▪ houses built on prime sites with stunning views ▪ designated, possible, potential, proposed … Collocations dictionary
site characterization — Means the program of exploration and research, both in the laboratory and in the field, undertaken to establish the geologic conditions and the ranges of those parameters relevant to a particular site. Site characterization includes borings,… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
site catchment analysis — Archaeol. the examination by survey, excavation, maps, and graphs of a contained area to evaluate the productivity of the resources customarily exploited by the inhabitants of a settlement, especially a prehistoric one. [1970] * * * … Universalium