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 |
| excavationStartYear | 44 |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation | 32 |
| excavationsBegan | 27 |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBegan | 18 |
| majorExcavationsBegan canonical | 17 |
| excavationBeganIn | 12 |
| excavationStartCentury | 12 |
| excavationsBeganIn | 12 |
| archaeologicalExcavationsSince | 10 |
| excavatedSince | 10 |
| excavationStarted | 10 |
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 9 |
| majorExcavations | 9 |
| timeOfMajorExcavations | 7 |
| majorExcavationStartYear | 6 |
| majorExcavationsStart | 6 |
| firstMajorExcavationDate | 5 |
| excavationsBeganInCentury | 4 |
| firstMajorExcavation | 4 |
| firstMajorExcavations | 4 |
| majorExcavationStart | 4 |
| archaeologicalExcavationBegan | 3 |
| firstMajorExcavationsDate | 3 |
| systematicExcavationBegan | 3 |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStartDate | 2 |
| excavationBeganInCentury | 2 |
| excavationStartPeriod | 2 |
| excavationsBegin | 2 |
| firstMajorExcavationStart | 2 |
| firstMajorExcavationStartDate | 2 |
| firstMajorExcavationsStartDate | 2 |
| majorExcavationsIn | 2 |
| majorExcavationsStartYear | 2 |
| GarstangExcavationPeriod | 1 |
| archaeologicallyExcavatedDuring | 1 |
| dateOfMajorExcavations | 1 |
| excavationMajorPhase | 1 |
| excavationsBeginDate | 1 |
| firstArchaeologicalExcavation | 1 |
| firstExcavation | 1 |
| firstMajorExcavationStartYear | 1 |
| firstMajorExcavationsStart | 1 |
| firstMajorExcavationsStartYear | 1 |
| firstScientificExcavationDate | 1 |
| hasMajorExcavationPeriod | 1 |
| majorExcavationBegan | 1 |
| majorExcavationStartDate | 1 |
| majorExcavationsStartDate | 1 |
| majorExcavationsStarted | 1 |
| periodOfMajorExcavation | 1 |
| pyramidExcavationStart | 1 |
| timeOfArchaeologicalExcavationStart | 1 |
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" ⓘ |