archeological digs
Unearthing buried history
Archeological digs are excavation sites where researchers systematically uncover and study material remains of past human activity—artifacts, structures, bones.
The term refers both to the physical locations and the excavation projects themselves: She spent three summers working on archeological digs in Mexico.
Also spelled archaeological digs.
- Ancient EgyptPharaonic Nile civilization
- pottery shardsBroken ceramic fragments
- bone fragmentsBroken pieces of skeleton
- excavationAct of unearthing
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
test pit · bioarchaeology · cultural anthropology · stratigraphy · stone tools · remote sensing · carbon dating · Bronze Age · buried treasure · river valleys · troweling · dust brush · Roman Empire · lost city · museum collection · coins · surveying · field work
archeological digslooting
Theft during disorder
treasure hunting · tomb raiding · plundering · pillaging · relic hunting
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