Best known for his excavation of Jericho (1930 36), Garstang entered the field of archaeology by excavating Roman remains in Britain, notably at Ribchester, Lancashire.
Most subsurface drains are constructed by excavating a trench, installing a tile, and backfilling the trench.
The museum has been created by excavating a giant hole in the sandstone bluffs of Moorilla.
New galleries will be created by excavating under the museum's east terrace on Fairmount Hill.
In addition, the temples had accumulated assets by making their own investments in land and by excavating their own tanks.
Often a dynamic verb lurks in a clunky noun, and by excavating it we can perk up the prose.
According to the Icelandic Edda, our planet was made by excavating the corpse of the dead giant Ymir.
Wingspan Arts' proposal includes doubling the size of the theater by excavating below grade 30 to 35 feet, bringing the total square footage to roughly 30,000 square feet.
So-called cut-and-cover tunnels (more correctly called conduits) are built by excavating from the surface, constructing the structure, and then covering with backfill.
Those restrictions can be lifted before a deal closes, however, if the buyers reassure the sellers by excavating several feet of soil, for example, or installing protective shields.
In its highest stage of development, it was constructed by excavating parallel trenches about 40 feet apart to provide longitudinal drainage a hallmark of Roman road engineering.
