The phrase "archaeological settlement patterns" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to archaeology, anthropology, or studies of human habitation and land use over time.
Example: "The research focused on archaeological settlement patterns to understand how ancient communities adapted to their environments."
Alternatives: "archaeological habitation trends" or "patterns of ancient settlements".
Previous archaeological studies suggest a reorganization in settlement patterns between the Newberry (ca. 3500 1500 BP) and Marana (ca. 650-contact) periods, from a highly mobile to a more residentially sedentary one.
This study shows how the high resolution imagining of non-invasive geophysical methodologies in addition with surface archaeological studies [Parsons, J.R., 1971. Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Texcoco Region, Mexico.
The pollen diagrams show evidence of the opening up of woodland in order to develop pastures and agriculture on the edges of the freshwater marsh during the Bronze Age (4500 2800 cal. BP), although the settlement patterns remain unknown because of the sparse archaeological discoveries related to this period.
The aim of the paper is to show how geoscientific ground-truth and techniques can be adopted for detailed archaeological studies using a comprehensive set of environmental variables that might have influenced ancient settlement patterns.
As a prelude to future archaeological research, this paper presents a detailed synthesis of early ethnohistorical and ethnographic information on settlement patterns, secular and ceremonial site types, and social interactions of the Kulkalgal people who continue to inhabit the small, drought-prone reef islands of central Torres Strait, northeast Australia.
A mass of data on the environment, soils, flora, fauna, land use, settlement patterns, and artifactual history of the entire region has become available through geomorphologic, hydrologic, and archaeological surveys.
Settlement patterns conformed to two basic types.
Rural settlement patterns are extremely varied.
By combining new geomorphic, stratigraphic, and archaeological data collected during recent excavations with results from previous geomorphic and sediment transport studies, observed trends can be interpreted regarding the possible influence of paleofloods on past settlement patterns.
