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
mortuary temple of Hatshepsut surface form: Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut	1890s via predicate surface "excavationStarted" ⓘ
Great Temple	1993 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Karanis	1924 via predicate surface "majorExcavationStartYear" ⓘ
Puruchuco	20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
KV62	1922 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Kotosh archaeological site	1958 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Complutum (Roman city) surface form: Complutum	20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsBegan" ⓘ
KV5	1989 via predicate surface "majorExcavationStartYear" ⓘ
Sacred City of Caral-Supe	1990s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Idaean Cave	1884 via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site	early 20th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationsSince" ⓘ
Umayyad Palace	20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Vani archaeological site	1947 via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Lamanai	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Novilara	19th century via predicate surface "archaeologicalExcavationStart" ⓘ
El-Kurru	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Helgö	Helgö excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Helgö	1954 via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Temple of Apollo at Veii	1914 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Temple of Apollo at Veii	1930s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Gran Quivira	20th century excavations via predicate surface "hasArchaeologicalExcavation" ⓘ
Çatalhöyük	1961 via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavationStartDate" ⓘ
Jarmo	1948 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Mikulčice (probable) surface form: Mikulčice	1950s via predicate surface "excavationsBegan" ⓘ
Uaxactún	1920s via predicate surface "firstMajorExcavationsDate" ⓘ
Abu Hureyra	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Dikteon Cave	late 19th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Kato Zakros archaeological site	1961 via predicate surface "majorExcavationsStart" ⓘ
Archaeological Site of Aigai	1977 via predicate surface "majorExcavationsStartYear" ⓘ
pyramids of Nuri surface form: Pyramids of Nuri	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Avenue of Sphinxes	20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Cahal Pech	1950s via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Memorial of Moses	1933 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Geißenklösterle	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Harunotsuji archaeological site	20th century via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Takht-i Sangin	1970s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Temple of Apollo surface form: Temple of Apollo at Claros	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Petras	1980s via predicate surface "excavationStarted" ⓘ
Mochlos	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Helike	1990s via predicate surface "excavationBegan" ⓘ
Kuaua Pueblo	1930s via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Tell Sabi Abyad	late 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Tel Beth Shemesh	early 20th century via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Tel Qeiyafa	2007 via predicate surface "excavationStartDate" ⓘ
Tell el-Dab'a	1960s via predicate surface "excavationStart" ⓘ
Filitosa	1954 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Tel Azekah	2010 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Necromanteion of Acheron	1958 via predicate surface "excavationStartYear" ⓘ
Zawyet el-Aryan	19th century via predicate surface "excavationStartCentury" ⓘ
Zawyet el-Aryan	20th century via predicate surface "excavationStartCentury" ⓘ