deterration means the uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “deterration” is a great word
DETERRATION — [Noun] The act of uncovering something buried or covered with earth; an unearthing. From Latin dē- ("removal, reversal") + terra ("earth") + the English suffix -ation (denoting an action or process). Unlike "excavation," which implies a systematic, often scientific delving, or "exhumation," which is specific to the disinterment of the dead, deterration is the primal reversal of burial itself. It is the spade turning up a forgotten coin, the ploughshare biting into a rusted artifact, the rain washing soil from a fossil—each a minor, material victory against the earth's patient and constant act of reclamation.
noun
- The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing.“This Deterration, as 'tis called, or Devolution of Earth and Sand from the Mountains and higher Grounds”