excavation

発掘、掘削

地面を掘ること。特に埋もれた古い建物や品物を探すために行う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： excavation of something (Excavation of the ancient temple began last spring.)

類義語： digging, dig

よく使う表現： archaeological excavation, excavation work, excavation of something

発掘現場、発掘地

地面を掘った場所。特に古い品物や建物を探すための場所。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： dig, dig site

よく使う表現： visit an excavation, an archaeological excavation, edge of excavation