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pit dwelling

noun

  1. a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of pit dwelling1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Pit dwelling earliest form of house-building—Discoveries at Bright-hampton, Worlebury—British oppida—Hurstbourne—Contents of pit dwelling—Pot-boilers—Condition of civilisation—Pile dwellings— Switzerland—Glastonbury—Hedsor—Crannogs—Modern use of pile dwellings—Description of a lake dwelling—Contents—Bronze Age— Recent discoveries at Glastonbury.

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