incavation

== English == === Etymology 1 === From in- +‎ cave +‎ -ation. ==== Noun ==== incavation (countable and uncountable, plural incavations) The act of making hollow. The act of caving in. A hollow; a physical depression; a concavity. === Etymology 2 === By analogy to excavation. ==== Noun ==== incavation (plural incavations) (archaeology) An act of earthing artifacts; the burial or entombment of archaeologically interesting items.