You can use the terms unearthing or digging up when saying something has been excavated. The word means that something was underground and then was unburied and brought out of the hole.
excavate
Another word for dig is excavate.
bury, excavate.
Excavate means to dig out. It starts with the letters ex.
Mine , excavate ,
Dug out
Excavate is not a prefix; it is a word. It does contain the prefix "ex-" which means "out" in this instance.
The word you're looking for is "excavate". It refers to the clearance of soil or other materials by digging.
exit
Excavate.
"Excavate" means to dig a tunnel or a hole.
Excavate is the word for dig up.