stˈʌdiz ʌvðə tɹænsˈɪʃən fɹʌm hˈʌntɚɡˈæðɚɹɚ tʊ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl səsˈaɪəɾiz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ɐn ɪnˈɪʃəl pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ɪntˌɛnsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ sˈɛdəntˌɪzəm; ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ɑːɹ ðə nætˈuːfiən kˈʌltʃɚɹ ɪnðə ləvˈænt, ænd ðɪ ˈɜːli tʃaɪnˈiːz nˌiːoʊlˈɪθɪk ɪn tʃˈaɪnə.
Studies of the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies indicate an initial period of intensification and increasing sedentism; examples are the Natufian culture in the Levant, and the Early Chinese Neolithic in China.