Reviewing the First Settlements

By : Sakshi Sahni, Rawal Singh Aulakh

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Abstract
The first humans appeared about 300,000 years ago and were called homo sapiens. As these appeared on the earth, requirement of food and shelter grew and thus the requirement of first settlement. This research paper tries to explore the various concepts given by a number of authors in different areas across the globe that contributed to the development of first settlements. The authors have tried to cover through some notable settlements in Middle East like Catal Huyuk in Southern Turkey, Nabta Playa in Egypt and Jericho in West Bank region of Middle East. The research type is exploratory with focus on literature from well-known authors like Smith (2009), and anthropologists like Mellaart (1967), Kenyon (1956), Wendorf and Schild (1998, 2001). The settlements have been studied in terms of various parameters like population, housing, religion, occupation, art and pottery, etc. In the discussion, some similarities or common features and differences among the settlements have been noted by the researchers.

Authors :
Sakshi Sahni : Assistant Professor, Guru Ram Das School of Planning, Guru Nank Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Rawal Singh Aulakh : Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Guru Nank Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/NL.2023.55.03.1