sedentism
nounEtymology From Latin sedēns + -ism.
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Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences The practice of living in one place for a long time.
- Where sedentism does occur amongst hunters and gatherers it seems generally to be related to a number of recurrent features.1982, Eric S. Higgs, M. R. Jarman, Early European Agriculture: Its Foundation and Development, page 46:
- The implicit correlations between mobility, sedentism, complexity, and progressive evolutionary change are so interwoven and all pervasive as to be all but impossible to disentangle in adaptationist theory.2012, Thomas E. Emerson, Dale L. McElrath, Andrew C. Fortier, Archaic Societies, page 30:
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- Assuming sedentism made children less costly, as is often said to be true, our theory predicts a shift toward increased fertility, increased child mortality, decreased food per capita, and increased regional population.2023, Gregory K. Dow, Clyde G. Reed, Economic Prehistory: Six Transitions That Shaped The World, page 116:
- Related terms
- sedentary, sedentarization, sedentariness, sedentarism