Transition to Settlement (1)

Home.

A home is not simply a space for eating, resting, and sleeping.

A home is a space where I and my belongings stay. The way each resident lives is fully reflected in its structure.

That's why just by looking at the form of a house, you can learn a lot about that society.

An entire clan living together in the same house, with no separate rooms, and a communal storage?

You can tell it's a house built in a clan-centered society, and there's no concept of private property among its members.

Each family member... even small children have their own separate rooms, and it's built with solid, immovable materials?

You can easily guess that in this society, each family member is a separate entity and most will lead a settled life.

Then how did the indigenous people around here build their houses?

First, they gather materials available nearby to build small huts – a large house being about 30 square meters.