excavation

excavación

Acción de cavar la tierra, especialmente para descubrir edificios u objetos antiguos enterrados.

En inglés sencillo: Digging into the ground, especially to find old buildings or objects buried there.

• Excavation began on Monday.
• The excavation uncovered a Roman road.
• Workers found old coins during excavation for the new building.

Cómo se usa: excavation of something (Excavation of the ancient temple began last spring.)

Sinónimos: digging, dig

Expresiones frecuentes: archaeological excavation, excavation work, excavation of something

excavación, yacimiento arqueológico

Lugar donde se ha excavado la tierra, especialmente para buscar objetos o edificios antiguos.

En inglés sencillo: A place where the ground has been dug up, especially to search for old objects or buildings.

• We visited the excavation yesterday.
• A fence surrounds the excavation.
• Several excavations near the town are open to visitors.

Sinónimos: dig, dig site

Expresiones frecuentes: visit an excavation, an archaeological excavation, edge of excavation