Example sentences for: excavated

How can you use “excavated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The mosque and tomb were erected on the bed of sand that covered the temple and now sit five m (20 ft) or so above the excavated floor level.

  • The massive courtyards and pavilions above Yongle’s burial chambers have been restored, and they house some of the Ming Tombs’ excavated treasures, including imperial armor.

  • The carvings probably date from the 14th century but, like Goa Gajah, the site was covered by mud and only excavated in the 1920s.

  • Within the Aquarium is an area called the Dig, a spectacular underwater environment complete with sunken “treasures,” vast stone columns, fallen temples, and godlike figures, all intended to show what Atlantis might look like while being excavated.

  • Jewelry: When Schliemann excavated the tombs of the Mycenaean rulers he found their skulls decorated with masks fashioned from pure gold.


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