During this time, the early Sotho-Tswana tribes tended to settle in large stone-walled settlements, sometimes totalling thousands of people.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, izizwe zakuqala zesiSotho-Tswana zazihlolisisa ukuhlala emadolobheni amakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi zihlanganisa izinkulungwane zabantu.