6 sentences with 'excavations'
Example sentences and phrases with the word excavations and other words derived from it.
• « During the excavations, all his hypotheses were confirmed: all the skulls - without exception - had a hole in them. »
• « To conclude this quick overview, we cannot fail to mention the fortifications dating back to the 13th century AD that have been discovered in excavations in Beijing. Coins from all periods were also found there, some of them very valuable. »
• « Other excavations in the region uncovered a veritable treasure trove of jewellery estimated at around one million roubles and estimated to date back to the 2nd century BC. »
• « Another suggestive aspect: the famous "curse of Tutankhamun", which arose after the death of Lord Carnavon, the promoter of the excavations, who died, it is said, punished by the pharaoh for desecrating the tomb. »
• « With the intention of enlarging the restaurant's dining room, the owner began excavations one day; when the work began, they discovered a large room, four metres wide and eight metres long, containing a sarcophagus with an embalmed mummy. »