In archeology, cliff dwellings are dwellings formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs, with more or less excavation or with additions in the way of masonry. Two special sorts of cliff-dwelling are distinguished by archaeologists, the cliff-house, which is actually built on levels in the cliff, and the cavate, which is dug out, by using natur...
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house of the prehistoric Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) people of the southwestern United States, built along the sides or under the overhangs of cliffs, ... [8 related articles]
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n] - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
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noun a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; `the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States`
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