excavation

  • 61Soil contamination — Excavation showing soil contamination at a disused gasworks. Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination… …

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  • 62Экскавация — [excavation] процесс отделения горной породы (грунта) от массива (развала или разрыхления слоя) под действием рабочего органа экскаватора, бульдозера, скрепера и др. В практике под экскавацией понимается весь рабочий цикл земляных работ …

    Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии

  • 63Cavorno — excavation, anfractuosité Dordogne …

    Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • 64Décombe — excavation Centre …

    Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • 65Iède — excavation dans le sable remplie d eau en hiver Landes, Gironde …

    Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • 66quarry —    Excavation areas, open to the sky, usually for the extraction of stone.    GG …

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  • 67ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… …

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  • 68archaeology — archaeologist, n. /ahr kee ol euh jee/, n. 1. the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, esp. those that have been excavated. 2. Rare …

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  • 69Archaeology — For the magazine about archaeology, see Archaeology (magazine). Excavations at the site of Gran Dolina, in the Atapuerca Mountains, Spain, 2008 Archaeology, or archeology[1] (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia …

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  • 70Chicago Tunnel Company — Under the streets of Chicago, pre 1906. Locale Illinois Dates of operation 1906–1959 T …

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