Antonyms for excavation
ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃənex·ca·va·tion

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1. excavation, digging, dignoun

   the act of digging

   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

   Synonyms:
   barb, dig, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

2. dig, excavation, archeological sitenoun

   the site of an archeological exploration

   "they set up camp next to the dig"

   Synonyms:
   barb, dig, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

3. excavationnoun

   a hole in the ground made by excavating

   Synonyms:
   digging, dig, archeological site, mining

4. mining, excavationnoun

   the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

   Synonyms:
   digging, minelaying, archeological site, dig, mining

How to use excavation in a sentence?

1. Zahi Hawass:

   I really believe that this site needs excavation maybe for the coming 50 years.

2. Scott Stripling:

   We registered 700 objects this last [excavation] season – seal impressions, scarabs, tools, weapons, jewelry, utilitarian objects, cultic objects, and about 2,000 pieces of pottery a day.

3. Larry Hogan:

   Finding the location of Maryland’s original settlement is truly exciting news for our state and will give us an opportunity to reconnect with our pre-colonial and early colonial years, the state has been proud to support the study of St. Mary’s Fort and looks forward to further excavation of the area as we approach our state’s 400th anniversary.

4. Matt Gordon:

   I ’m a contractor for excavation and all of my equipment on site was vandalized, for the most part, a majority of the people are for the pipeline. Everybody enjoys gasoline and plastic products. The opponents are shielding themselves with Native Americans. Most of the protesters were White.Line 3 has brought back millions of dollars to the reservations.

5. Sally Hollingworth:

   We were originally hoping to find marine fossils, and finding something so significant instead has been a real thrill, even better than that is seeing it turn into a major archaeological excavation led by DigVentures, and a BBC documentary presented by David Attenborough. We couldn't be more pleased that something we've discovered will be learned from and enjoyed by so many people.

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