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The spread of rice to Japan: insights from Bayesian analysis of direct radiocarbon dates and population dynamics in East Asia by Leipe, Christian, Long, Tengwen, Wagner, Mayke, Goslar, Tomasz, Tarasov, Pavel E.

“…The main drivers likely comprised: (i) the eastward expansion of the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1400 BCE); (ii) the eastward expansion of the Zhou kingdom, accompanied by the establishment of satellite states, such as Lu (Shandong Province) and Yan (Beijing), following the defeat of the Shang in 1045 BCE; and (iii) the strengthening of local states during the early 8th century BCE after the weakening of the Zhou, due to conflicts with agropastoralists from the Asian steppes. …”
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