English / phrase
Dig up artifacts
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to excavate ancient historic tools, pottery, jewelry, or relics buried underground
In context
01
Archaeologists worked for three months to dig up artifacts from the Bronze Age burial site.
02
During subway tunnel construction, workers unexpectedly helped researchers dig up artifacts from an ancient port city.
Synonyms
Excavate relics,unearth ancient artifacts,unearth antiquities
Antonyms
Bury artifacts,leave underground,reinter relics
Collocations
Carefully dig up artifacts,dig up ancient artifacts,dig up historical artifacts