Before the discovery of the pot, people stored their food in holes in the ground or in baskets - both vulnerable to thieving creatures and, in the case of the baskets, to wear and to weather.

在发明这些陶罐陶钵以前，人类只能将食物储存在地洞里或者树皮树藤编织的篮子里，这样很容易被老鼠之类小动物偷吃，同时也很受天气影响。 比如篮子吧，磨损得快，也容易受干受潮。