中原地区的史前聚落有2000余处,有丘岗台地型、河谷阶梯型、平原台地型等几种。在不同的区域,聚落类型有所不同,大致可分为五大区域。以防御设施的有无为标准,中原史前聚落可分为初步发展期的聚落即少有防卫设施的聚落,快速发展期的聚落即环壕聚落以及嬗变期的聚落即城垣聚落群。 There are more than 2,000 prehistoric settlements in the Central Plains, including the Yantai terraces, the valley valleys, and the plains terraces. In different regions, settlement types are different, roughly divided into five regions. With the presence of defensive facilities as a standard, the prehistoric settlements in the Central Plains can be divided into settlements, that is, settlements with few defensive facilities at the initial development stage, settlements with rapid development periods, or encircling moats, and settlements, that is, urban settlements.