In fact, remains of the Tap'enk'eng culture have never been found in the east, although the cord-marked patterns found on their pottery are practically identical to those found on pottery unearthed in parts of southern China across the straits.
「這應該和地勢較平緩，沒有高山阻隔有很大的關係」，黃教授解釋，或許正因為同樣的原因，「大坌坑文化」遺址，從來沒有在東部出現過。