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
Roman villa of Els Munts 20th century via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Roman villa of Els Munts 21st century via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Altar of Zeus in Pergamon 1878 via predicate surface "majorExcavationStart"
Villa San Marco 18th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
necropolis of Tarraco 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Buhen 1950s via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn"
Dadan Saudi-French archaeological mission at Dadan via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
workshop of Thutmose 1911 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Archaeological Site of Ephesus late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Antvorskov Monastery site yes via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Ekʼ Balam 1990s
Kanishka stupa 1908 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Selinunte 19th century via predicate surface "systematicExcavationBegan"
Batavia shipwreck 1970s via predicate surface "periodOfMajorExcavation"
Tell el-Farkha 1998 via predicate surface "excavationStarted"
Denisova Cave 1970s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Lyminge 2000s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Glanum 1921 via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Toro site 1943 via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Dinosaur Quarry 1909 via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry 1930s via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavations"
archaeological area of Solunto 19th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Monte Iato 1970s via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince"
Craig Rhos-y-felin 2011 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
El-Kurru necropolis early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
The Unfinished Pyramid at Abusir
surface form: Unfinished Pyramid at Abusir
1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Vikramashila 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Villa Romana del Casale 20th century via predicate surface "majorExcavations"
Villa Romana del Casale 1929 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Banias archaeological site 1960s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Vanguard Cave 1990s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Tel Lod 1990s via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Pergamon archaeological site 1870s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Tumulus MM 1957 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Roman theatre
surface form: Roman theatre of Mérida
1910 via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Vindija Cave 1970s via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavations"