excavation
(noun)
noun
1. the act of digging
- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
Definition categories: act
2. the site of an archeological exploration
Similar word(s): dig
Definition categories: location, site
3. a hole in the ground made by excavating
Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact
4. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Similar word(s): mining
Definition categories: act, production