The World's First Pottery is Older Than You Think

Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization now and use the code DANDAVIS10 to get 10% off: https://bit.ly/4c7ICTN The first pottery ever made in the world is a lot older than most people think. And the first ceramics of any kind are even older than that. How did hunter-fisher-forager societies develop this technology before farming? Where and when was the first pottery developed? Who invented ceramic pottery? And why? This is the remarkable story of the world’s first pottery. *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/join Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *Sources* Ceramics Before Farming: https://amzn.to/3YgR658 The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers: https://amzn.to/4i0v9hS The Archaeology of China: https://amzn.to/3R0PUPv Dolbunova, E., Lucquin, A., McLaughlin, T.R. et al. The transmission of pottery technology among prehistoric European hunter-gatherers. Nat Hum Behav 7, 171–183 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01491-8 Jordan P, Gibbs K, Hommel P, Piezonka H, Silva F, Steele J. Modelling the diffusion of pottery technologies across Afro-Eurasia: emerging insights and future research. Antiquity. 2016;90(351):590-603. doi:10.15184/aqy.2016.68 Xiaohong Wu et al. ,Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China.Science336,1696-1700(2012).DOI:10.1126/science.1218643 Boaretto E, et al Radiocarbon dating of charcoal and bone collagen associated with early pottery at Yuchanyan Cave, Hunan Province, China 2009 Piezonka H, et al, The world’s oldest-known promontory fort: Amnya and the acceleration of hunter-gatherer diversity in Siberia 8000 years ago doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.164 The above includes affiliate links so we may make a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Video Chapters* 00:00 World’s Oldest Pottery 01:27 Sponsorship 02:52 The Oldest Ceramics 11:37 Why Invent Pottery? 22:10 Pottery Spreads to Europe