Paper short abstract:

Basing on this survey of stoneware production in Compong Cham and Pa Kalan villages in norhteast Cambodia , we try to conduct a comparative report of stoneware production in Northeast Thailand, South Laos, central Vietnam and kilns of Angkorean.

Paper long abstract:

In November 2014,I conducted a survey of stoneware production in Compong Cham and Pa Kalan villages in norhteast Cambodia , Mr. Non Nan(sixty years old) and his wife (Fang Song) showed the basic process for us.

Compong Cham and Pa Kalan's in-ground kiln is unique. Its brown ash-glaze gives us some information about how to make ash-glaze.

In Compong Cham and Pa Kalan, the technology of forming preforms is basically similar to that in Northeast Thailand, South Laos and central Vietnam.In this area，there is a trade network of brown ash-glazed pots across national boundaries.rice beer jars with brown ash-glaze is staple.

The recent excavation of kilns within the Angkor area gives an expanding basis for understanding such technology.

By an analysis of shards from Torp Chey and Chong Samrong kilns, we found some evidences of technology: making a base at first, forming a preform with coil, decorating horizontal bands, applying brown ash-glaze and so on.The technology of forming preforms in Compong Cham and Pa Kalan will contributes to a deeper understand of technologies of Torp Chey and Chong Samrong.