Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
5. single built works (built environment)
6. [single built works by specific type]
7. [single built works by location or context]
8. [single built works by location: topographical]

Narrower term/s

• rock-cut churches [NP]
• rock-cut temples [NP][+]
  • speoses
• rock-cut tombs [NP][+]
  • haouanet
• rock-cut caves

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to structures excavated into living rock. This term may overlap in meaning with "cave architecture," but cave architecture is not necessarily rock-cut, and rock-cut architecture is not necessarily designed around a cave.