VERB
發掘，挖掘（古物等）
When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past.
例句
A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
一支新的丹麥探險隊又在那個遺址上進行一年一度的夏季挖掘。