This poster reviews the prehistoric tripod pottery of the Ban Kao culture (ca. 3000 - 4500 BP) in Thailand. Following the discovery of tripod vessels by locals at Ban Kao, the Thai Fine Arts Department and Thai-Danish Archaeological Project first excavated this habitation and burial site in Kanchanaburi Province in 1956. Tripod vessels have been discovered in several geographic locations in Thailand (e.g., Kanchanaburi, Suphanburi, Angthong, Chumporn, Krabi) as well as along the Yangtze River in southern China, and Malaysia (e.g., Jenderam Hilir). However, tripod vessels from Thailand are unique, with each leg perforated with one or two ventilation holes to allow heat to escape and avoid cracking during firing. These tripod vessels appear to have been used for ritual offerings in burials, rather than for utilitarian purposes. This poster presents a historical background to research on the Ban Kao culture tripod pottery, and outlines the geographic distribution of this vessel form, potential function, manufacturing techniques and technologies, chronological framework, and identifies possible regions where prehistoric tripod vessels could be present, but are not yet recorded. The author proposes that the mental template necessary for producing the prehistoric tripod vessels was well-developed, and the technological knowledge was passed down across many generations of pot makers, where ever they migrated. The poster concludes with observations and recommendations for possible future inter- or multi-disciplinary collaborative approaches to studying tripod pottery.