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
Ihnasya al-Madinah (Herakleopolis Magna)
surface form: Ihnasya al-Madinah
19th century via predicate surface "excavationStartCentury"
Sippar 1880s via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn"
Meidum Pyramid 19th and 20th centuries CE via predicate surface "dateOfMajorExcavations"
Lahun Pyramid 1889 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
1875
Hawara pyramid complex 1888 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Anyang 1920s
Ugarit 1928 via predicate surface "excavationStarted"
El Tajín early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Cempoala 20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationStart"
Sambisari temple
surface form: Sambisari Temple
1966 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Valley of the Queens early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Su Nuraxi di Barumini 1940s via predicate surface "majorExcavationStart"
Didyma early 20th century
Vani 20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan"
Phaistos 1900 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Persepolis terrace 1930s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Claros early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Knossos 1900 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Zakros 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Vulci early 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Dion 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBeganInCentury"
Ai-Khanoum 1960s via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn"
Grotte de Mas d’Azil late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)
surface form: Glanum
1920s via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn"
Heijō Palace 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Letoon 1962 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Fort Neoheroka yes via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation"
Naukratis 1884 via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn"
Oxyrhynchus 1896
Gobekli Tepe
surface form: Göbekli Tepe
mid-1990s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Olympia archaeological site 1875
Thugga 19th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan"
Stadium of Olympia 1875 via predicate surface "excavationStart"
House of the Dolphins late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Δῆλος 1873 via predicate surface "excavationsBegan"
Tell es-Sultan 1907 via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavationStartDate"
Tell es-Sultan 1930–1936 via predicate surface "GarstangExcavationPeriod"
Greyfriars Church, Leicester August 2012 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 1860s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Hisham's Palace 1930s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Huaca de la Luna 1990s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Processional Way 1899 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear"
Pyramid of Userkaf 1920s via predicate surface "excavationStart"
Gokstad ship 1880 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea 1970s via predicate surface "excavationsBegin"
Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia 1952 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate"
Tauresium 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart"
San José de Moro 1991 via predicate surface "excavationStarted"
Faras Cathedral 1961 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear"