archaeological excavation

exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains
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archaeological excavation

Summary

archaeological excavation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • The location of archaeological excavation was archaeological site[2].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of digging[3].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of field research[4].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of project[5].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of archaeological project[6].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of geographic location[7].
  • archaeological excavation is a type of geographically localized event[8].
  • archaeological excavation is part of archaeology[9].
  • archaeological excavation is part of archaeological research[10].
  • archaeological excavation's Commons category is recorded as Archaeological excavations[11].
  • archaeological excavation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • archaeological excavation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • archaeological excavation's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14].
  • archaeological excavation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • archaeological excavation's different from is recorded as archaeological site[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include digging[3], field research[4], project[5], archaeological project[6], geographic location[7], and geographically localized event[8].

Use and Application

Part of include archaeology[9], an academic discipline[17] and archaeological research[10].

Why It Matters

archaeological excavation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of archaeology, archaeological research
    Location archaeological site
    Subclass of digging, field research, project +3
    Part of
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