Human settlements are locations where groups of people have gathered together to live in a community on either a permanent or a temporary basis. The size of a settlement can range from a handful of families to enormous metropolitan areas inhabited by millions of citizens. Settlements predate the historical record by thousands of years; even before Neolithic people gave up their nomadic way of life in favor of agriculture and stability, they would often form temporary settlements, much like... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 2p.