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ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The site of an archeological exploration
Example:
they set up camp next to the dig
Synonyms:
archeological site; dig; excavation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("archeological site" is a kind of...):
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Domain category:
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
Instance hyponyms:
Byblos (an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated)
