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Etymology

From Latin cavātus (“hollowed out”),[1] from cavō (“to hollow out, to excavate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.veɪt/
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Noun

cavate (plural cavates)

  1. (archaeology) A cliffside dwelling made in the living rock by humans.
    • 1995, Peter McKenna, Analysis of Surface Ceramics From the Study Area:
      Given the absence of other means of dating the cavates, ceramic dating was the focus of the data collection, but we also recorded vessel form.
    • 2010, Allan MacGillivray III, The Venus Calendar Observatory at Aztec New Mexico, page 135:
      The reader may wonder about the significance of the Ahuitzotl figure in a cavate near Los Alamos National Laboratory.
    • 2012, Matthew Liebmann, Revolt: An Archaeological History of Pueblo Resistance and Revitalization in 17th Century New Mexico, page 140:
      While the cavate was originally carved out generations, if not centuries, before 1680, the ceramics associated with its final substantial occupation (including Kapo Black, Tewa Polychrome, and Glaze F pottery) have led investigators to conclude that Pueblo people reoccupied it sometime between 1680 and 1700.

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References

  1. [1]
    “cavate, adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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