The ground cave dwelling is a square or rectangular pit dug Out of the level ground to form a ground yard. Then, a cave is dug horizontally on various walls of the pit, which is used mostly in sections lacking a natural precipice. A person standing on the level ground can only see the treetops of the ground yard and cannot see the houses.

A hoop cave dwelling is not a real cave, but only a cave-shaped house put up with brick or adobe on the level ground modeled after a cave dwelling. The hoop cave dwelling can be a single storey, it can also be a building. If the upper storey is also a hoop dwelling, it is called a "dwelling upon a dwelling". If the upper storey is awooden structuredhouse, it is called a "dwelling upon a house".