Their first home is usually a den, which can be a small cave or a hole dug in the ground.

它们的第一个小家是兽穴，即在地上刨出的坑或洞。

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Workers in a lime quarry in the Neander Valley near Düsseldorf, Germany, unearthed a puzzle in a small cave: a number of ancient-looking bones.

在德国杜塞尔多夫附近的尼安德谷的石灰采石场，工人们从一个小洞穴中挖出了一个谜：一些看上去古老的骨头。

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They are sheltered from the snow in a small cave in the mountain.

他们正在山里的一个小山洞里避雪。

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Farther up the path are more cave homes with ruins of small stone rooms next to the wall of the canyon.

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Visitors today can pray inside a small cave chapel once used by shepherds, located about 100m past the entrance gate.

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As time progressed the cave dwellers grew into a small community focused around the growing number of monasteries, which by the 14th Century served as shelter from Turkish invaders.

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He used this cave as a bed and a small stone well for his water.

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