However, the name is used by some researchers also for the type of dwelling that is built on a shallow depression, with much of the house above ground and is therefore used to describe such dwellings to some extent.
だが、竪穴自体が浅く、地上部分のある竪穴式住居についてもこのように呼ぶ研究者がいるので日本語の『竪穴式住居』と、ある程度置き換えが可能である。