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

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
Carnuntum 19th century via predicate surface "excavatedSince" ⓘ
Ziggurat of Ur 1920s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Pietrabbondante 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Tusculum 19th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan" ⓘ
Mediana 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Library of Ashurbanipal 1840s via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Nuffar 1880s via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavationsStartDate" ⓘ
Cosa 1948 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Town Creek Indian Mound 1930s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
archaeological zone of Cholula 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
sun temple at Abu Ghurab
surface form: Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab
1898 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid 1930s via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Tlachihualtepetl 1930s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Tell el-Muqayyar 1922 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
World Heritage Site (Ur)
surface form: Ur
1922 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Mnajdra late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Tarxien Temples 1915 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Ta’ Ħaġrat 1925 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Skorba 1960 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Jewry Wall 1936 via predicate surface "majorExcavationsStartDate" ⓘ
Sekhemkhet 1950s via predicate surface "pyramidExcavationStart" ⓘ
Surgeon’s House (Domus del Chirurgo) 1989 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Temple of Apollo (Syracuse) 1860s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Timna Valley 1950s via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsStartDate" ⓘ
Glanum archaeological site 1920s via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn" ⓘ
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry 1927 via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavations" ⓘ
Como Bluff late 19th century via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations" ⓘ
Como Bluff 1870s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations" ⓘ
Como Bluff 1880s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorExcavations" ⓘ
Shadiyakh excavations by Iranian archaeologists via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Choquequirao late 20th century via predicate surface "majorExcavationBegan" ⓘ
Bignor Roman Villa 1811 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Piramide de Tenayuca 1920s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Ezinge excavations by Albert Egges van Giffen via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Heraion of Perachora 1930 via predicate surface "majorExcavationStartYear" ⓘ
Avaris 1960s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Vikramashila monastery ruins 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBeganIn" ⓘ
Frontenac Island early 20th century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Frontenac Island mid-20th century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Baths of Caracalla, Rome
surface form: Baths of Caracalla
19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Tendaguru Formation 1909 via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavationStartYear" ⓘ
West Stow
surface form: West Stow Anglo-Saxon settlement
1965 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
The Mary Rose (shipwreck)
surface form: Mary Rose
1979 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Temple of Apollo at Didyma 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStartCentury" ⓘ
Pecos Pueblo 1915 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Magnesia on the Maeander late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
altar of Zeus
surface form: Altar of Zeus at Pergamon
1878 via predicate surface "majorExcavationsStartYear" ⓘ
Gordium archaeological site early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Piedras Negras 1930s via predicate surface "majorExcavationStart" ⓘ
Tell el-Mutesellim early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ