pit dwellings

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Scope note
Houses, common during the prehistoric periods of many cultures, whose floors are dug out deeply below the adjacent ground level. Use "sunken huts" for multipurpose buildings of the first millennium CE, found in England and throughout northern Europe.
pit dwellings
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024