rock-shelter
or rock shel·ter
[ rok-shel-ter ]
noun
a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
Origin of rock-shelter
1First recorded in 1860–65
Words Nearby rock-shelter
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How to use rock-shelter in a sentence
This discovery was made in a rock-shelter during its excavation in the autumn of 1909 by M. Peyrony.
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthI also passed a rock-shelter, which served as a permanent home.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl LumholtzThat the upper story took its name from the rock-shelter may be further illustrated.
A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. | Frank Hamilton CushingThey are known as the Cro-Magnon race, after a group of them discovered in a rock shelter of that name on the banks of the Vezère.
Anthropology | Robert MarettMake a rock shelter with walls of skin instead of plaited branches.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
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