majorExcavationsBegan

P7651

predicate

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

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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
Lower City	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Hegra	20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Sardis	1910s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Heraclea Lyncestis	late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Dmanisi	1980s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin	1843 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Boğazköy	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Avebury	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Eanna temple complex	1912 via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn" ⓘ
Ratiaria	20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan" ⓘ
Viminacium archaeological park	19th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Novae archaeological site	20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince" ⓘ
Kish	1912 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Uruk archaeological site	1912 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Kaneš	1948 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Nimrud	1845 via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn" ⓘ
Lerna	1952 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
ziggurat of Ashur surface form: Ziggurat of Ashur	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Eridu archaeological site	1940s via predicate surface "hasMajorExcavationPeriod" ⓘ
el-Araj	21st century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Musawwarat es-Sufra	1960s via predicate surface "excavationsBeganIn" ⓘ
Monte Verde site surface form: Monte Verde	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Etowah Indian Mounds	1920s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Cactus Hill site	1990s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Larsa	French archaeological missions via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Larsa	Iraqi archaeological missions via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Bryn Celli Ddu	yes via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Bryn Celli Ddu	1928 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Emain Macha	1960s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
amphitheatre of Pompeii surface form: Amphitheatre of Pompeii	18th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Temple of Isis surface form: Temple of Isis (Pompeii)	1760s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Spiro Mounds	1930s via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavations" ⓘ
Sanctuary of the Great Gods	19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Volubilis	19th century via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn" ⓘ
Volubilis	20th century via predicate surface "majorExcavationsIn" ⓘ
Cahuachi	1980s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Kincaid Mounds	early 20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan" ⓘ
Roman Theatre of Verulamium	1930 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Abingdon plantation on the Potomac River	yes via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
NAN Ranch Ruin	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Viminacium	19th century via predicate surface "excavatedSince" ⓘ
Royal Tombs of Ur	1922 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Tel Dan	1966 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Warka	1912 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Akrotiri (Thera)	1967 ⓘ
Gournia	1901 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Merimde culture	1920s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Merimde Beni Salama	1928 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Virunum	19th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince" ⓘ
Teurnia	19th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ