living floor

noun

A flat and relatively level space inside a cave showing evidence of ancient habitation.

Meanings

nounliving floor (plural living floors)

plural living floors

  1. archaeologyA flat and relatively level space inside a cave showing evidence of ancient habitation.

    A living floor is, in archaeological terms, the floor of a cave upon which people lived and which retains evidence of their activities.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 202
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