Reviewing the First Settlements

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 various 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, Jericho in West Bank region of Middle East. The research type is exploratory with focus on literature from well-known authors in like Smith (2009), Ching et al (2011) as well as anthropologists like Mellart (1967), Kenyon (1956), Wendorf and Schild (1998, 2001). The settlements have been studied in terms of population, housing, religion, occupation, art and pottery etc. In the discussion, some similarities or common features and difference among the settlements have been noted by the researchers.