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Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to living in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and frequently with attenuated bodies or appendages.
One of the traditional house types in China is the Yaodong, a cave house. Also, see the Nok and Mamproug Cave Dwellings in Togo, Africa. Earth berm structures are essentially traditional homes that have then been buried, [10] typically leaving at least one wall exposed for lighting and ventilation. However, because they are to be buried, the ...
A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]
A cave dweller, or troglodyte, is a human who inhabits a cave or the area beneath the overhanging rocks of a cliff. Prehistory
In ancient writing, apparently the best known of the African cave-dwellers were the inhabitants of the "Troglodyte country" (Ancient Greek: Τρωγλοδυτική) on the coast of the Red Sea, as far north as the Greek port of Berenice, of whom an account was preserved by Diodorus Siculus from Agatharchides of Cnidus, and by Artemidorus Ephesius in Strabo.
‘Cave dwellers’ The 35-year-old was speaking from experience, describing the tradeoff he has faced between his personal preference for working from home and Stripe’s business requirements ...
A troglodyte is a human cave dweller, from the Greek trogle 'hole, mouse-hole' and dyein 'go in, dive in'. Troglodyte and derived forms may also refer to: Historiography.
Cave dweller, Underground living; Cave temple; Cellar; Dungeon; Dugout (shelter) Fogou; Hypogeum; Mine; Rock cut architecture, rock-cut tomb; Smuggling tunnel; Tunnels (street tunnel, train tunnels) Underground city, umbrella article for underground dwellings and facilities; Underground rapid transit system; Wine cave