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area > area type > cave or rockshelter > rock shelter

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rock shelter  

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  • A natural cave with a roof of overlying rock, which extends beyond the sides of the cave; a cave that is formed by a ledge of overhanging rock. Such a shallow cave or cliff overhang was used by humans as shelter from the elements, especially among hunters

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. p. 483.

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/rock_shelter/3.2

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