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1. The act of digging
   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton";
   - digging, dig
    
2. (archeology) the site of an archeological exploration
   "they set up camp next to the excavation";
   - dig, archeological site
    
3. A hole in the ground made by excavating
    
4. The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
   - mining

Derived forms: excavations

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], creating by removal, land site, production, site

Encyclopedia: Excavation