South Asian Ceramics presents the most up‑to‑date research on South Asian ceramics, exploring their origins, evolution, and cultural significance over 5,000 years.

Highlighting the collapse of India’s traditional ceramic industry and its historical connections across the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia, this book provides insights into the archaeological, ethnographic, and scientific study of South Asian ceramics, including their typology, symbolism, and technological advancements. It combines cutting‑edge research in archaeometry, experimental studies, and conservation, offering tools to develop new ceramic research. It features seven comprehensive themes, from pyro technology to trade and cultural contact.

South Asian Ceramics is for researchers and students of archaeology, anthropology, and material culture, working in ceramics and South Asian history, cultural heritage, or material‑based research.

Alok Kumar Kanungo is an associate research professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and an adjunct associate professor at Flinders University.

K. Rajan is a former professor at Pondicherry University and current academic and research advisor to the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology.

R. Sivanantham is a former joint director of the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology and served as a deputy director and commissioner‑in‑charge (2021–23).