majorExcavationsBegan

P7651
predicate

Indicates that significant archaeological or construction excavation work was initiated at a particular time or for a particular project.

All labels observed (55)

Label Occurrences
excavationStart 166
excavationStartDate 100
excavationBegan 62

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: majorExcavationsBegan
Generated description
Indicates that significant archaeological or construction excavation work was initiated at a particular time or for a particular project.

Sample triples (636)

Subject Object
Niah Caves 1950s
Ur (traditional birthplace) 1922 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Tombs of the Kings 20th century via predicate surface "systematicExcavationBegan"
Tusculum archaeological area (nearby)
surface form: Tusculum archaeological area
19th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Uxama 19th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Pyramid of Raneferef 1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
temple of Artemis
surface form: Temple of Artemis at Brauron
20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBeginDate"
Mehrgarh 1974 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Shortugai 1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Mucking Mucking excavation via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Mucking 1960s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations"
Mucking 1970s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations"
Coppergate 1970s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations"
Coppergate 1980s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations"
Coppergate, York 1976 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Daimabad 1958 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Daimabad 1974 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Somapura Mahavihara early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Mainamati 1950s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Citânia de Briteiros late 19th century via predicate surface "firstExcavation"
Atapuerca archaeological site 1970s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Bordesley Abbey ruins 20th century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Bordesley Abbey ruins 21st century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Antandrus late 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegin"
Kronan 1981 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Tell Tayinat 1930s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Alalakh 1937 via predicate surface "majorExcavationStartYear"
Werowocomoco early 2000s via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationBegan"
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site 1990s
Zhouyuan archaeological site 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Maya ruins at Palenque 18th century via predicate surface "excavationBeganInCentury"
Metropolis (ancient city) 1980s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Han Yangling archaeological site 1970s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Dungeon Rock caves 1850s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Theatrum Romanum Malacitanum 1950s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Oppidum of Bibracte 19th century via predicate surface "excavatedSince"
Gegharot early 21st century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Nichoria 1969 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Karphi early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Zagora on Andros 1960s via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn"
Guila Naquitz cave
surface form: Guilá Naquitz cave
1960s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Maşat Höyük 1970s via predicate surface "excavationStarted"
Abrittus 20th century via predicate surface "excavatedSince"
Vindonissa 19th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince"
Augusta Raurica 16th century via predicate surface "excavationsBeganInCentury"
Lefkandi 1960s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Ain Dara Temple 1955 (approximate) via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Xiadu 20th century via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Xiadu 21st century via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Sebasteion 1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart"