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<p>A hut is a small <a href="/facts/Dwelling/GnFgEWoL">dwelling</a>, which may be constructed of various local materials. Huts are a type of <a href="/facts/Vernacular_architecture/LvFs1x8W">vernacular architecture</a> because they are built of readily available materials such as wood, snow, ice, stone, grass, palm leaves, branches, clay, hides, fabric, or mud using techniques passed down through the generations. </p><p>The construction of a hut is generally less complex than that of a <a href="/facts/House/fdDCUhyD">house</a> (durable, well-built dwelling) but more so than that of a <a href="/facts/Shelter_(building)/t4VFFX1V">shelter</a> (place of refuge or safety) such as a <a href="/facts/Tent/j4UfHU7B">tent</a> and is used as temporary or seasonal shelter or as a permanent dwelling in some indigenous societies. </p><p>Huts exist in practically all <a href="/facts/Nomad/R9KGKP72">nomadic</a> cultures. Some huts are transportable and can stand most conditions of weather. </p>