USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many different prehistoric groups used pit houses. Although generally associated with the American southwest cultures, such as Fremont, Pueblo, Hohokam, and Mogollon, pit houses were used by a wide variety of people in a wide variety of places over the past 12, 000 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traces of pit-houses have been found in Burzahom. These houses were dug into the ground with steps leading into them.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pit house is a type of dwelling historically used by various Indigenous peoples living in the Plateau region of Canada. Partially built into the ground, pit houses provided warmth and shelter during the winter season.

Detailed explanation-4: -For instance, in Burzahom (in present-day Kashmir) people built pit-houses. These pit-houses were dug into the ground, with steps leading into them. These may have provided shelter in cold weather. Archaeologists have also found cooking hearths both inside and outside the huts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. Burzahom archaeological sites have evidence of pit-dwellings. It is located in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.