Diaramor Museum in troglodyte dwelling style building, Matmata, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Fujian tulou rural dwelling, Yunshuiyao Ancient Town, Hakka, Fujian, China

Newer and ancient houses in picturesque Guodong Ancient Village, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China

Traditional Cotswold stone wysteria-clad cottage in the quaint village of Eastleach Turville in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Traditional Cotswold stone wysteria-clad cottage in the quaint village of Eastleach Turville in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Traditional Cotswold stone cottage on the High Street in the popular country town of Burford in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave house dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

Ancient cave houses dug into Loess deposits in Shanxi province, northern China, Asia

A large room within one of the terrace houses, Ephesus, Turkey

Houses in reproduction Taino Indian village, Chorro de Maita, Banes, near Guardalavaca, Holguin Province, Cuba

Traditional Diaojiao houses on stilts along the banks of the Tuojiang River. Ancient town of Fenghuang, China.

traditional courtyard of a merchants house, timber house in Hongcun, ancient village, living museum, China, Asia, World Heritage Site, UNESCO

A pit house, part of an excavated ancient Anasazi village at the Anasazi State Park Museum, the site dates to the 12th century, Boulder, Utah, USA

Close-up view of Dammuso architecture, a typical, stone house structure on Pantelleria Island, Pantelleria Island, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Close-up view of Dammuso architecture, a typical, stone house structure on Pantelleria Island, Sicily, Italy

Stone and turf structure with wooden doorway at the recreated longhouse in Greenland's Brattahlid, Eriksfjord area, part of a reconstruction of Erik the Red's settlement, Kujataa World Heritage Site, Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland, Greenland

White House Ruin, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Chinle, Arizona, Usa

Turkey, Anatolia, Ephesus, A large room within one of the terrace houses.

Turkey, Anatolia, Ephesus, One of the terrace houses.