cave dwelling
Underground rock residence
A cave dwelling is a shelter or home located within a natural cave or carved into rock.
Humans have used caves as habitations since prehistoric times, and some communities still occupy cave dwellings today.
The term also describes the lifestyle: cave-dwelling ancestors, cave-dwelling bats.
As an adjective, it modifies creatures or peoples who inhabit caves.
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- underground riverWaterway beneath earth's surface
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- lava tubeVolcanic drainage tunnel
cavern · Stone Age · prehistoric · Neolithic · petroglyph · hunter-gatherer · karst · speleology · Cappadocia · limestone · bat · rock art · guano · archaeology · geothermal · salamander · den · refuge
- ancient homesvilla, domus, insula, longhouse, roundhouse
- native sheltersigloo, tipi, tepee, teepee, wigwam
- unusual homestiny house, houseboat, converted church, converted barn, dome home
- earth homeshobbit house, earthbag
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- cavescavern, caves, caverns, grotto, grottos
cave dwellingskyscraper
Very tall urban building
high-rise apartment · penthouse · mansion · suburban home · townhouse
cave dwellingsmart home
Dwelling with integrated automation
penthouse · palace · planned development · McMansion · suburban home