CAJ | 학술논문

“一个考古学文化的形成和发展不是孤立的，它既有对其先行文化的变革与继承，又有对与其同时的周围其他文化的借鉴、吸收与融合”。从某种程度上讲，一个文化的发展过程也就是它与外界交流的过程：一方面不断地吸收外来文化因素，另一方面也不断地向外输出其自身的影响。一般性的聚落如此，大型的、中心性质的聚落更是这样。
“일개고고학문화적형성화발전불시고립적，타기유대기선행문화적변혁여계승，우유대여기동시적주위기타문화적차감、흡수여융합”。종모충정도상강，일개문화적발전과정야취시타여외계교류적과정：일방면불단지흡수외래문화인소，령일방면야불단지향외수출기자신적영향。일반성적취락여차，대형적、중심성질적취락경시저양。
Being a central culture and very possibly belonging to the Xia Dynasty, the Erlitou culture maintained extensive relations with archaeological cultures in adjacent areas. These relations were demonstrated in two aspects. On one hand, its elements were spread to the Great Wall zone and the Yangtze River valley; on the other, it adopted constantly exterior cultural elements from all directions to enrich itself.