excavate vs turn up

excavate and turn up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excavate	No	No	Yes	No
turn up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, excavate and turn up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of excavate include dig up.

excavate (verb)	turn up (verb)
find by digging in the ground	appear or become visible; make a showing
remove the inner part or the core of	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
form by hollowing	find by digging in the ground
recover through digging	discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
	be shown or be found to be