archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

Byblos - an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated

comment, remark - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person

gouge, nick, dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something

touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

furrow, groove, rut - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"

rootle, rout, root - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"

spade - dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

trowel - use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

burrow, tunnel - move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"

pitch in, dig in - eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow

dig up, excavate, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

lift - take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"

trench - dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

dibble - make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"

do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"

trench, ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"

thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

figure - understand; "He didn't figure her"

catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, twig, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling

digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"