* Major New Excavation Planned for Mary Magdalene ’ s Hometown, 2007

* Kaupang in Skiringssal ( Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series, 2007 – 2008 )

Excavation here is conducted under the direction of the British School at Athens, and is ongoing as of 2007 ( Previous campaigns in 1964-8, 1981-4 ).

Excavation of the site revealed several inscribed altars, some with depictions of Coventina in typical Roman nymph form ; two are shown here.

Excavation also revealed a large quantity of coinage, from early Augustan coins to those of the late 4th century, and other votive objects such as brooches, rings, pins, glassware, and pottery.

Excavation has revealed burnt roof beams in several of the major buildings in the site center.

Excavation has revealed extensive evidence of destruction by fire in the form of a layer of red ash beneath the city at this date.

Excavation of the area revealed a large of amount of bones from an extinct species of Bison hence the name of the site.

Excavation revealed an old cobblestone road two feet below the surface and tons of glacial rock, which had to be carted away on horse-drawn barges.

Excavation of some Megalithic monuments ( in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, and France ) has revealed evidence of ritual activity, sometimes involving architecture, from the Mesolithic, i. e., predating the Neolithic monuments by centuries or millennia.

Excavation on the top of Monks Mound has revealed evidence of a large building, likely a temple or the residence of the paramount chief, which would have been seen throughout the city.

Excavation in 1919 revealed the burials of seven adults and one child.

Excavation of their campsites and rock shelters has revealed that they made tools, gathered wild plants, and killed and processed game.

Excavation in the 1960s revealed little material in the henge ditch though some fragments of grooved ware and children's skeletons were found.

Excavation revealed that there were 24 holes forming a perfect circle in the limestone.

Excavation in 1946 revealed six Bronze Age barrows below the crest of the Mendips.

Excavation of the site revealed implement waste and also traces of funerals.

Excavation of one of the cairns revealed a polished porcellanite axe, which may have originated from the Tievebulliagh axe factory, some 70 miles away in County Antrim.

Excavation has revealed that the site overlays a Neolithic cultivation site, and it is thought that the stones may have been erected in response to deteriorating soil fertility and the encroachment of peat.

Excavation within the hill fort revealed a large pit 1. 5m in diameter and at least 2. 4m deep.

Excavation has revealed coal stores at many forts along Hadrian's Wall, as well as the remains of a smelting industry at forts such as Longovicium nearby.

Excavation revealed a four-chambered, north-facing gate complex near the northeastern corner and three storerooms, a pair of granaries, a moat and a defensive wall.

Excavation to the north of St Marnock's church revealed the remains of what is interpreted as an early monastic enclosure, together with a number of workshops and an exceptional number of pieces of inscribed slate.

Excavation work at Ipswich has revealed that the town expanded out to become in size during Ælfwald's reign, when it was known as Gipeswic.

Excavation revealed much detail about the fortification walls ( which were always visible ) and, on the interior, remains of buildings from the Mycenaean period.

Excavation of a Peiligang culture site in Xinzheng county, Henan, found a community that flourished in 5, 500-4, 900 BC, with evidence of agriculture, constructed buildings, pottery, and burial of the dead.

Excavation of the earth of the altar yielded burnt stones, small animal ( cow and pig ) bones, tiny pottery fragments, iron knives, clay figures, coins from Aegina, a clay figure of a bird, and two small bronze tripods.

Excavation within some forecourts has recovered animal bone, pottery and evidence of burning suggesting that they served as locations for votive offerings or feasting dedicated to the dead.

Excavation, geophysical and field survey carried out between 1985-86 reveled pottery found in a trench excavated across the inner rampart and interior indicating a 13th century construction date, with later modifications to the enclosing earthworks.

Elsewhere in the burial chamber, the floor and numerous objects were covered with fragments of plaster fallen from the walls and stones fallen from the ceiling .< ref name =" Bell "> Bell, M. R., < cite >" An Armchair Excavation of KV 55 ", JARCE 27 ( 1990 )</ cite > p. 116 </ ref >

Excavation work was recommenced in 1949 unearthing new Peking Man fossils including 5 teeth and fragments of thigh and shin bone.

Excavation involves the recovery of several types of data from a site, a place where there is evidence for past human activity.

Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, a joint effort of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Arizona began work at the site in 2004, with the aim of continuing the topographical survey begun in 1996 and carrying out a full topographical and architectural analysis not only of the altar and temenos, but of the nearby valley where the Lykaian Games were held.

Excavation works at the site in the early 1990s found what is believed to be fortifications dating from this time.

We may never be able to prove the age of this mummy at death, but it is probable that the ancient Egyptians who buried ( and later desecrated ) the body in KV55 believed it to be Akhenaten's .< ref > Bell, M. R., < cite >" An Armchair Excavation of KV 55 ", JARCE 27 ( 1990 )</ cite > pp. 135 </ ref >

Excavation work by University of Wales, Lampeter, and Trinity College, Carmarthen in the woods surrounding the Abbey have failed to find definitive evidence of the kiln that made the tiles for the Abbey.

Excavation of Harappan sites have been ongoing since 1920, with important breakthroughs occurring as recently as 1999.

Some wooden objects in the burial chamber seem to have suffered water damage, most notably the coffin, bier, and boxes ; however, the elements of the gilded shrine appear to have been reasonably solid .< ref name =" bell p. 132 "> Bell, M. R., < cite >" An Armchair Excavation of KV 55 ", JARCE 27 ( 1990 )</ cite > p. 132 </ ref > Moisture is also the likely cause of the discoloration visible on some of the faience objects, although other, similar objects appear unaffected.

Recent careful re-examinations < ref > Reeves, C. N., < cite > The Valley of the Kings </ cite > ( Kegan Paul, 1990 ) p. 42-49 </ ref >< ref > Bell, M. R., < cite >" An Armchair Excavation of KV 55 ", JARCE 27 ( 1990 )</ cite ></ ref > of the original publication, of eyewitness reports, and of the photographs taken before the tomb was cleared have brought some clarity to the situation.

Excavation works at the site were begun in 1961 by the Rugby Archaeological Society and have continued ever since.

" Excavation techniques at first were modelled after excavations in Egypt and the Near East and searched for large artifacts and walls without much care for the delicate remains that might have existed in the ground around these artifacts.

Currently two Excavation Reports and several Special Studies volumes have been completed.

* Excavation of a ' tumulus ' in the grounds of Fawley Court in England proves it to have been created in 1731.