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In cultural anthropology, sedentism (sometimes called sedentariness; compare sedentarism[1]) is the practice of living in one place for a long time. As of 2024, the large majority of people belong to sedentary cultures. In evolutionary anthropology and archaeology, sedentism takes on a slightly different sub-meaning, often applying to the transition from nomadic society to a lifestyle that involves remaining in one place permanently. Essentially, sedentism means living in groups permanently in one place.[2] The invention of agriculture led to sedentism in many cases, but the earliest sedentary settlements were pre-agricultural.
- ^ Gabaccia, Donna R. (2012). "Food, Mobility, and World History". The Oxford Handbook of Food History. pp. 305–323. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199729937.013.0017. ISBN 978-0-19-972993-7.
This assumption that civilized peoples were largely immobile has sometimes been labeled as sendentarying or sedentarism.
- ^ Kris Hirst, Sedentism Archived 18 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine