sedentism

noun

1. (uncountable)The practice of living in one place for a long time.

   “Where sedentism does occur amongst hunters and gatherers it seems generally to be related to a number of recurrent features.”

   “The implicit correlations between mobility, sedentism, complexity, and progressive evolutionary change are so interwoven and all pervasive as to be all but impossible to disentangle in adaptationist theory.”

   “Assuming sedentism made children less costly, as is often said to be true, our theory predicts a shift toward increased fertility, increased child mortality, decreased food per capita, and increased regional population.”