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pile dwelling  

Definition

  • A building with platforms raised on posts above open water or on damp ground at water´s edge.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. p. 440.

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/pile_dwelling/5.4

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