unearth

verbs

bring to light
"The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"
unearth
is a type of (narrower)
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
"Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
locate, turn up
recover through digging
"Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"
excavate, unearth