Pit-house
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A pit-house is a house built in the ground and used for shelter. Besides providing shelter from the most extreme of weather conditions, this type of earth shelter may also be used to store food and fo
Reconstruction of a pit-house in Chotěbuz, Czechia
Mammoth bone dwelling
A reconstruction
A reconstruction of a pit-house at the Step House ruins in Mesa Verde National Park, United States, shows the pit dug below grade, four supporting posts, roof structure as layers of wood and mud, and the entry through the roof.
Earth shelter
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An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth home, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure with earth against the walls and/or on th
Pit-house
…pithouse) is a house built in the ground and used for shelter. Besides providing shelter from the most extreme of weather conditions, this type of earth shelter may also be used to store food (just like a pantry, a larder, or a root cellar) and for cultural activities like the telling of stories, dancing, singing…
An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch)
Meshed metal stretch net construction
Mandan lodge, North Dakota. c. 1908
"The interior of the hut of a Mandan Chief": aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book "Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834"