Paper short abstract:

Khmer stoneware has an important role in archaeology for understanding the culture, technology, and behavior of people in the past. In the Angkor region they are among the most common artifacts to be found in a variety of archaeological contexts, such as manufacturing and occupation sites.

Paper long abstract:

The 9th - 15th century Angkorian state combined Hindu and Buddhist ideologies in its statecraft and in its craft production. Potters distributed their goods throughout the Khmer empire's realm. The compression study in Khmer stoneware kiln structure and production scale with stoneware ceramics excavated from temple sites in the Greater Angkor region to understand local economic organization and technological style. This paper will focus on a Chain Opératoire to identify differences of stoneware production technology in a chronological of Angkorian Kilns. The understanding of vessel morphology, manufacturing techniques, formal decoration in Khmer stonewares, which could be used to reproduce the consumption patterns among temple and habitation sites.