On Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:21:32 -0600, Shock, Bob <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >The obvious paleo-era solution: Clay pots. > Clay pots? Need to be burnt in the fire to become waterproof and firm. And are hard to carry around then. Paleo-possible but neolithic. There's no paleolithic pottery - at least no artefacts. However these neolithic achievements - pottery and houses - look quite appealing to me. The very first neolithic time after the transition in Europe has always been my favourite era. They built such nice megaliths. Amadeus