excavatedBy

P7650
predicate

Indicates that something (typically an archaeological site, artifact, or geological feature) was uncovered or dug out by a particular agent (such as a person, team, or organization).

All labels observed (30)

Label Occurrences
excavatedBy canonical 1,589
archaeologicalExcavationsBy 78
discoveredByArchaeology 25

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: excavatedBy
Generated description
Indicates that something (typically an archaeological site, artifact, or geological feature) was uncovered or dug out by a particular agent (such as a person, team, or organization).

Sample triples (1,793)

Subject Object
Ara Pacis Augustae 1937 via predicate surface "majorExcavation"
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng Hubei Provincial Museum
Temple of Aphaia German archaeologists
Kolona archaeological site German Archaeological Institute
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds Hjalmar Stolpe
Gamla Uppsala burial mounds Sune Lindqvist
Verulamium Mortimer Wheeler
Verulamium Tessa Wheeler
Ontong Java Plateau Ocean Drilling Program via predicate surface "drilledBy"
Gla various Greek and foreign archaeologists
Lion Gate at Mycenae Heinrich Schliemann
Treasury of Atreus Heinrich Schliemann
Treasury of Atreus Christos Tsountas
Hisarlik Heinrich Schliemann
Hisarlik Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Hisarlik Carl Blegen
Hisarlik Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED
Isca Silurum archaeologists since the 19th century
Aphrodisias Kenan Erim via predicate surface "majorExcavationBy"
Aezani German archaeologists
Dai La Citadel Vietnamese archaeologists
Apollonia (Illyria) French archaeologists
Mount Ebal Adam Zertal via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationBy"
Karmir Blur Soviet archaeologists
Upper City German Archaeological Institute
Lion Gate
surface form: Lion Gate (Hattusa)
archaeologists working at Hattusa (20th century CE)
King’s Gate German Archaeological Institute
Sphinx Gate archaeologists
Yerkapı rampart German Archaeological Institute
fortress of Teishebaini
surface form: Fortress of Teishebaini
Boris Piotrovsky NERFINISHED
Karkemish British Museum
surface form: British Museum expeditions
Karkemish T. E. Lawrence
Karkemish Leonard Woolley
Kuyunjik Austen Henry Layard
Kuyunjik Hormuzd Rassam
Kuyunjik George Smith
Kuyunjik British Museum
surface form: British Museum expeditions
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib Austen Henry Layard
Meresankh III George Andrew Reisner
Lower City German Archaeological Institute
Tushpa Turkish archaeologists via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBy"
Tushpa international teams via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBy"
fortress of Argishtikhinili Soviet archaeologists
fortress of Argishtikhinili Armenian archaeologists
Israel Finkelstein Megiddo via predicate surface "hasConductedExcavationsAt"
Israel Finkelstein Shiloh via predicate surface "hasConductedExcavationsAt"
Israel Finkelstein the highlands of Israel via predicate surface "hasConductedExcavationsAt"
North Palace of Ashurbanipal Austen Henry Layard
North Palace of Ashurbanipal Hormuzd Rassam
Sardis American archaeological expeditions