Feudalism National isolation Westernization and modernization Restoration of imperial rule Hegemony Monarchy Excavation Colony Industrial Revolution Stone Age Relocation of the capital Japanese missions to Sui China Overthrowing one's superiors Abolition of domains and establishment of prefectures Crusades Taika Reform Great Migration Enrich the country and strengthen the military Tumulus Renaissance
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発掘
The act of digging up and removing earth carefully to find buried remains of the past. It is the primary method of gathering archaeological evidence.
Examples in context
遺跡の発掘調査が来月から始まる。
The excavation survey of the ruins will begin next month.
地下から貴重な青銅器が発掘された。
Precious bronze tools were excavated from underground.
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