the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
To dig ditches around.
To dig ditches.
To throw into a ditch.
To discard or abandon.
To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.