The task of our research is to find the elements of maritime adaptation in the pottery of the North Far East of Russia in the Neolithic-Paleometal epoch. The first stage of pottery is the gathering of clay and the making of paste, in association with sea products. Clays that formed in the coastal area. Types of tempers in clay mixture included the use of sea sand, whale bone, seawater, and the blood of sea mammals. Tools used for gathering ceramic raw materials were made from the products of sea hunting – the bones of whale and walrus tusk.

The second step of making pottery was the shaping of vessels. This was also connected with maritime adaptation. People used the internal organs of sea animals and instruments made from walrus tusks and the bones of whales. The use of these tools for shaping was very easy and a quick way to make pottery in conditions of short and cold summer periods. Sea products also had their role during the surface treatment of vessels. People used the blood and oil of sea mammals as additives in the slip covering. For the firing of vessels they used very dry driftwood from the seaside. All in all, adaptation to maritime conditions by hunter-gatherers and the stability of the maritime economy supported an increase in the number of ceramic vessels in the life of the population. All stages in the production of pottery were amazingly adopted for conditions of existence on the coasts of the North Sea.