excavation

Can the word 'excavation' be translated as 'hole'? I have a sentence describing an ancient Egyptian scene of pottery making using a potter's wheel. The sentence states:

Le tourneur suivant a la jambe gauche descendue dans l’excavation à la base du tour où le pied la met en mouvement.



I've translated this as



The following turner has his left leg down in the hole at the base of the wheel where his foot puts it in motion.

likeanotter said:

Can the word 'excavation' be translated as 'hole'?.

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yes, you can