dwelling site; habitation site; settlement remains
Archaeological term for the physical remains or location of a former dwelling or settlement, often prehistoric.
Jomon-period dwelling sites were discovered at this archaeological site.
Pottery and stone tools were unearthed from the habitation site.
A Jomon-period dwelling site was discovered at this ruin.
The archaeologists carefully excavated the dwelling site.
The remains of an ancient dwelling site still exist on the mountainside.