Sentence examples for examples were excavated from inspiring English sources

For a long time, literary references to jade burial suits were regarded by scholars as fanciful myths, but a number of examples were excavated in the 20th century, and it is now believed that they were relatively common among early rulers.

In Europe at least, many were excavated during the last century but there are some outstanding examples remaining.

Vast Hittite tombs were excavated.

All were excavated; none is more than 30cm high.

Some, however, were excavated with considerable architectural pretensions.

Sixty skeletons were excavated.

Whole trees were excavated and destructively sampled.

The roots were excavated carefully and cleaned with tap water.

108 soil profiles were excavated in the study area.

Human remains were excavated and haphazardly removed.

The short side tunnel alcoves were excavated using explosives.