excavationType

P20208
predicate

Indicates the specific method or category of excavation associated with an entity or activity.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
excavationType canonical 47
excavationMethod 27
excavationActivity 9

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: excavationType
Generated description
Indicates the specific method or category of excavation associated with an entity or activity.

Sample triples (90)

Subject Object
Abu Simbel temples rock-cut ⓘ
Dungeon Rock hand drilling and blasting via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Anston limestone open-pit quarry via predicate surface "quarryType" ⓘ
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
surface form: Herculaneum
archaeological excavation ⓘ
Herculaneum tunneling (18th century) via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Herculaneum open‑air excavation (modern) via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Tokeen marble open-pit quarry via predicate surface "quarryType" ⓘ
Tura, Egypt limestone quarry via predicate surface "quarryType" ⓘ
Bornais Norse settlement open-area excavation ⓘ
Gladysvale long-term systematic excavation ⓘ
Haasgat systematic excavations in late 20th century via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
Haasgat renewed excavations in 21st century via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
Pit 91 systematic grid excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng systematic archaeological excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Hisarlik stratigraphic excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Town Creek Indian Mound systematic archaeological excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Caen stone open-pit quarry via predicate surface "quarryType" ⓘ
Cambodunum ongoing archaeological research via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
Surgeon’s House (Domus del Chirurgo) urban archaeological excavation ⓘ
Surgeon’s House archaeological site urban archaeological excavation via predicate surface "hasExcavationType" ⓘ
Haluza systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ
Valley of the Thracian Kings ongoing archaeological research via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
The Mary Rose (shipwreck)
surface form: Mary Rose
maritime archaeology ⓘ
the Big Hole
surface form: Big Hole
manual labour via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
the Big Hole
surface form: Big Hole
hand tools via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Zhao King City ruins systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site urban archaeology ⓘ
Scar Viking boat burial block-lift excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Miami Circle salvage archaeology during planned development via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Karanis large-scale horizontal exposure via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
KV9 cut into limestone cliff ⓘ
Tal-e Malyan systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ
Huaca Huallamarca archaeological excavation ⓘ
KV11 rock-cut ⓘ
Dikteon Cave systematic excavations in early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
Priam’s Treasure (Schliemann’s Troy collection, partial)
surface form: Priam’s Treasure
trench excavation at Hisarlik via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Tel Socoh survey ⓘ
Tel Socoh trial excavation ⓘ
Euville limestone open-pit quarry via predicate surface "quarryType" ⓘ
Karle caves
surface form: Karle Caves
rock-cut via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Large Stone Structure stratigraphic excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Tomb of Philip II of Macedon systematic archaeological excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Gokstad Mound 19th-century archaeological excavation via predicate surface "excavationMethod" ⓘ
Balatlar Church ruins systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ
Huari archaeological site subject of archaeological excavations since the 20th century via predicate surface "excavationActivity" ⓘ
Tell Hagmatana tell (artificial mound formed by human occupation) ⓘ
Ibiza necropolis of Puig des Molins archaeological excavation ⓘ
Cuauhtinchan archaeological site rock-cut temple complex ⓘ
Drimolen Main Quarry open quarry excavation within cave breccia ⓘ
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition long-term excavation project ⓘ