majorExcavationsBegan

P7651 predicate

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

Observed surface forms (22)

  • excavationStart ×16
  • excavationStartDate ×7
  • excavationBegan ×6
  • excavationStartYear ×6
  • archaeologicalExcavationStart ×3
  • archaeologicalExcavationsBegan ×3
  • excavationStartCentury ×3
  • excavationsBegan ×3
  • excavationsBeganIn ×3
  • majorExcavations ×3

Sample triples (74)

Subject Object
Phaistos 1900 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Qasr Ibrim 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Qumran 1951 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Roman Forum 19th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Sabratha 20th century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Sambisari temple
surface form: Sambisari Temple
1966 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
1875
Saqqara necropolis 19th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince"
Sippar 1880s via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn"
Skara Brae 1927–1930 via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavation"
Su Nuraxi di Barumini 1940s via predicate surface "majorExcavationStart"
Temple of Hera at Olympia 1870s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Temple of Olympian Zeus 1889 via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn"
Templo Mayor 1978 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Tholos of Delphi late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Trajan's Forum 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Ugarit 1928 via predicate surface "excavationStarted"
Uplistsikhe (nearby)
surface form: Uplistsikhe
20th century via predicate surface "excavatedSince"
Ur 1922 via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn"
Ur of the Chaldeans 1922 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear"
Valley of the Queens early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Vani 20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan"
Vulci early 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Zakros 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"