agriculture, and migratory distance across 1° x 1° grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted agriculture earlier … continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located further from Erlitou … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time …

agriculture, and migratory distance across 1° × 1° grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted agriculture earlier … continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located further from Erlitou … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time …

agriculture, and migratory distance across 1° x 1° grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted agriculture earlier … continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located further from Erlitou … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time …

agriculture, and migratory distance across 1° × 1° grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted agriculture earlier … continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located further from Erlitou … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time …

agriculture, and migratory distance across 1° × 1° grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted agriculture earlier … continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located further from Erlitou … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time …

agriculture, and migratory distance across 1-degree x 1-degree grid cells in eastern Asia, we find that cells that adopted … agriculture earlier and were close to Erlitou -- the earliest political center in eastern Asia -- remained under Chinese control … for longer and continue to be a part of China today. By contrast, cells that adopted agriculture early and were located …