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Excavation in sentence

19 examples of Excavation in a sentence

After the war’s end, Frank Calvert began to survey the site, but lacked the funds for a full excavation.
It was Troy VII, contained in the middle layers and now ravaged for a second time by Schliemann’s careless excavation.
Well, an excavation was begun immediately, and more and more little bits of skull started to be extracted from the sediment.
Even from within an excavation in northern Kenya, we can talk to people about what we're doing.
With this data and new computing technology, engineers could model how stiff the soil was, the tower’s trajectory, and the exact amount of excavation needed for the tower to remain standing.
Chaotic excavation and exhumation--often by family members desperate to learn the fate of loved ones--and unprofessional treatment of the evidence aggravates the challenges of uncovering the truth.
In the intervals of blasting and excavation he would make futile attempts to come upon its track.
We were in reality shut up inside an immeasurable excavation.
Besides I could not tell upon what geological theory to account for the existence of such an excavation.
Five minutes after having left the beach, the reporter and his two companions arrived at a sort of excavation, hollowed out at the back of a high mound.
It was a provoking circumstance, and as to attacking this cliff, either with pickaxe or with powder, so as to effect a sufficient excavation, it was not to be thought of.
Two difficulties remained; firstly, the possibility of lighting this excavation in the midst of solid rock; secondly, the necessity of rendering the means of access more easy.
The beginning of an immense excavation could be seen under the water.
Beyond doubt we shall find a countless number of them in the excavation; so my advice is to go in there along the road."
If they have returned, I swear to thee, by Persephone, that we shall find them at prayer in the excavation; in the worst event, we shall get tidings of them."
They entered the excavation after a while, and pushed on through the dark passage by the dim light of lanterns till they reached a spacious cave, from which stone had been taken evidently, for the walls were formed of fresh fragments.
The Apostle, with Vinicius and Chilo, who followed him, left the excavation also.
I can point out one excavation in the Vatican Hill and a cemetery beyond the Nomentan Gate, where they celebrate their shameless ceremonies.
Certain accessory points of the design served well to convey the idea that this excavation lay at an exceeding depth below the surface of the earth.