Technology has a central role in the development of human culture, yet what survives in the archaeological record is often incomplete. Early societies employed a wide range of technologies - lithic tools, organic and lignic implements, pyro-technology, provisions for storage and transport, hafting, fletching and other complex, complimentary, and craft-related technologies. These technological expressions are variously shaped by environmental and cultural factors, ie., raw material availability and selection, manufacturing processes, style and other cultural, social, and individual choices based on the functions of these artefacts. Fire, used since prehistoric times, has been one such transformative force. It’s role in giving shape to lapidary items, ornaments, ceramics, metal, and terracotta artefacts cannot be overstated.  Blending scientific methods, hands-on experiments, and ethnographic insights help provide a holistic picture of ancient technology across the Indo-Pacific region. In this session, we invite papers which tackle the question of technological behaviours, through the mode of ethnographic and oral narratives, actualistic and experimental studies, and the application of diverse archaeometry approaches and analysis such as XRD, XRF, SEM, and FTIR, amongst others. We hope these papers and accompanying discussions provide insights into raw material exploitation strategies, production techniques, and their associated socio-cultural and economic contexts.