> For much of Western human existence, families could own, inherit, and stay in one place for generations.
...if they weren't expropriated by their overlords, driven off by war/disease/famine/poverty, etc. Staying in one region was common, but having the same house for generations on end was still an exception.
Besides, moving every 30 years or so is hardly migratory.
...if they weren't expropriated by their overlords, driven off by war/disease/famine/poverty, etc. Staying in one region was common, but having the same house for generations on end was still an exception.
Besides, moving every 30 years or so is hardly migratory.