Access to water and kinship ties can lead to nucleated settlements.
Nucleated settlements are communities where houses are clustered together in a small area. These settlements are often located near a source of water such as a river or a well. When a community has access to water, they can irrigate their fields and provide themselves with enough water for drinking and cooking.
Moreover, kinship ties can also lead to the formation of nucleated settlements. People who are related by blood or marriage often choose to live close to each other to support and protect each other. This results in the clustering of houses in a small area.
Therefore, when a community has access to water and strong kinship ties, they are more likely to form nucleated settlements. Other settlement types, such as ribbon, loose-knit, or dispersed settlements, may form under different circumstances.