excavation
n. （对古物的）发掘，挖掘；发掘现场； 挖洞，开凿
复数 excavations
例句
She worked on the excavation of a Mayan archaeological site.
她那时从事一个玛雅考古遗址的挖掘工作。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Hopefully, further excavation of Catalhoyuk will yield more clues.
但愿在加泰土丘的进一步挖掘能提供更多的线索。
About nine metres of the boat's length was recovered; one end lay beyond the excavation and had to be left.
找到了大约九米长的船身，其一端所在的地方超出挖掘范围，必须留在原地。
