Example Sentences

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They noticed fossils on the surface and were excavating to try and find the source.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

In spite of that, he said he broached word of the discovery to some archaeologists who were excavating Incan ceramics from nearby streets where the city was installing water lines.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

When Ivory discussed these data with Yale University paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson and her colleagues, who were excavating nearby archaeological sites along the northern shores of the lake, an explanation came into focus: human activity.

From Scientific American • May 5, 2021

The discovery came as the archaeologists were excavating a peculiar feature in the ground.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2017

He and his men were excavating round the mountain, and he'd engaged some more fellows from the neighbourhood to make the work go faster.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)