On: Humans are more dependent on water than many other...

[pjc50]

I was thinking this; pottery is one of the oldest recognisable technologies, at approximately thirty thousand years old.

[nradov → pjc50]

People likely used gourds and animal skins to carry water even before developing pottery.

[Robotbeat → nradov]

Yeah, and pottery is great for stationary storage of water but poor for portable water storage… the pot can weigh almost as much empty as the water it contains!