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Noun Concept
Categories: Archaeological features, Puebloan architectural elements, House types, Semi-subterranean structures, Articles with short description
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pit-house  pithouse  dug-out  dugout  grubenhaus
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A shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. Open English WordNet
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A shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. Open English WordNet
A pit-house is a house built in the ground and used for shelter. Wikipedia
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Dugouts are one of the most ancient types of human housing known to archeologists, and the same methods have evolved into modern "earth shelter" technology. Open English WordNet