Possible Clues:

• It makes a long story short
• Absorb, food or information
• Convert food into absorbable substances
• Know what you can do with your food? Get Sid to it
• Thou maketh a hole with a spade inside one
• Love established menu
• Assimilate (mentally)
• Process food in a way that's good in special diets
• Summary of archaeological activity is in French
• Summary provided by archaeological expedition is in French