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State formation across cultures and the role of grain, intensive agriculture, taxation and writing

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02365-5

Published Online: 2025-11-25

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Opie, Christopher https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-4703
Atkinson, Quentin D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-7535
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Article History

Received: 23 November 2023

Accepted: 15 October 2025

First Online: 25 November 2025

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.