Posted by sara on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 1:15am.
Usually, the earliest settlements occurred and grew where there were these types of things:
easy access to water (river, spring, artesian well, etc.)
easy access to a large amount of arable land
easy access to ways to travel and transport goods (rivers were best for earliest people)
clearly defensible positions (for safety)
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