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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (64140)	12/19/2014 2:25:34 PM
From: Solon	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

Indeed! Being able to create sealed storage containers to preserve and carry! One of the great achievements and milestones of humankind. "The social and cultural effects of the invention of pottery involved the use of improved cooking and food storage techniques. Pottery meant that people were able to steam and boil food which allowed the consumption of new types of food such as leafy vegetables, acorns and shellfish. Soft boiled food could be consumed by people who had lost their teeth such as the elderly. Improved cooking and food storage lead to increased population growth through out the world.Pottery would not be possible except for the properties of clay which can be moulded into particular shapes which it will retain when dry. If clay and other substances did not have these properties then pottery could not have existed and human social and cultural history would have been different. While the knowledge of how to produce pottery may well have existed before its widespread use, it could only be extensively used by sedentary people. This explains why the widespread use of pottery only occurred after the discovery of agriculture which allowed people to become sedentary." rochelleforrester.ac.nz