rock shelter

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The rock-shelter and the cave are the homes which men seek from the advancing cold.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph

My rock-shelter is hedged about with prickly thorns and thistles….

From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum

A human parietal with a piece missing that had evidently been taken out, was found beneath the rock-shelter of Entre-Roches near Angouleme.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.

The disappearance of the herds caused Fleetfoot and Willow-grouse to leave the rock-shelter.

From The Later Cave-Men by Brown, Howard V.

The upper rock-shelter has been dug out or enlarged with a pick.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)