Zhang said the expansion of Yangshao painted pottery accompanied the planting of millet, a fundamental and indigenous crop in North China. "Due to such economic reasons, it was easier for people ...

The archaeological finds also reveal that throughout its development, the Hongshan culture maintained close ties with neighbouring Neolithic cultures: the Yangshao culture (7,000-5,000 years ago) of ...

Dating back to 5,000-7,000 years ago, the Yangshao culture extended along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, with Henan as its core area.

This shows Yangshao influence on the northwestern area and regional features. "After the birth of Majiayao Culture, Yangshao Culture continued to spread to what is now Southwest China's Sichuan ...

It also provides insights into the changing economic structures of rice and millet cultivation and the potential driving forces behind these shifts during the Yangshao culture period (around 7000-5000 ...

Since the Yangshao culture 6000 years ago, the proportion of rice in the site significantly declined. The millets took an absolute main position in the agricultural structure.

Moreover, findings suggest that the Yangshao culture enjoyed prosperity, had the largest influential area, and possessed the most complex artifacts of all the Neolithic cultures," Yang, also a ...