Sedentary settlement; Sedentary lifestyle
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FormalPara Definition:A way of life in which people remain settled in one place throughout the year; permanent settlement at one location. It is settlement based in a single location rather than involving moving camp at regular intervals.
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(2021). Sedentism. In: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0_190326
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