turn up vs excavate

turn up and excavate both are verbs.

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

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

Other synonyms of turn up include dig up.

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