Cliff dwelling
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In
, and sometimes with excavation or additions in the way of masonry. Two special types 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 natural recesses or openings.[1]Buddhist monks and are cut into a cliff, as are the Mogao Caves
in China.
Famous cliff dwellings are found around the world. In China, the
Pueblo people.[citation needed] The area in which they occur coincides with that in which other traces of the Pueblo tribes have been found. The niches that were used are often of considerable size, occurring in cliffs up to a thousand feet in height, and approached by rock steps or log ladders.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "Guyaju caves covered in snow- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. China: China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- Noble, David Grant. "Ancient Ruins of the Southwest. Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona 1995. ISBN 0-87358-530-5
- Oppelt, Norman T. "Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest". Pruett Publishing, Boulder, Colorado, 1989. ISBN 0-87108-783-9.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cliff-dwellings". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 507.
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