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This summer, he and colleagues are excavating caves in Borneo and Sulawesi that may add to the evidence of humans in the region around this time.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2023

The crews are excavating by layers and making trapezoid-shaped descents to carry on their search from both sides of the mountain in an adjustment of their rescue plans, the report said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

In the middle of the night, as most of the D.C. suburbs are sleeping, construction workers are excavating a tunnel beneath eastern Silver Spring.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2018

Devon and Cornwall Police officers are excavating at a bungalow they lived in for about two years before they were sentenced.

From BBC • May 5, 2016

Russians are excavating at Ani, in Turkish Armenia, the ancient capital.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various