A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
To scrape with a curette.
A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.