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 pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
A trench coat.
To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.
To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
To have direction; to aim or tend.
To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
To cut furrows or ditches in.
To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.