International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Science Society and Culture(IJIRSSC) Vol: 2, Issue:2, (December Issue), 2016 ISSN: (P) 2395-4335, (O) 2455-2909 © IJIRSSC www.ijirssc.in Page 49 Ethno-Archaeological Study on Kumbhara Community, a Pottery Making Artisan, their Livelihood and Social Organization in the Middle Mahanadi Valley in Odisha Highland Jagamohan Jhankar Preservation assistant, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Kolkota. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT : From 19 th century onward used the ethnographic method in variable archaeological literature to inquiry on primitive culture basically aid in archaeological interpretation. This type of inquiry is purposed to establish co-relation between present primitive cultures with past material remains. Recently the middle Mahanadi valley has excavated on various archaeological sites of prehistoric ceramics culture. In ethnographic survey, this region is found the habitation of ethnic ancient tribes and rich material culture. Mostly present study is examined ethnographic information of ceramic culture to archaeological point of view. This is an attempt to study of regional ethnic culture of pottery production system attach to livelihood of Kumbhara community of middle Mahanadi valley, Odisha highland. The prehistoric ceramics has provided techno-cultural value for establishing co- relation with material culture, artisan and livelihood of the ethnic communities and their primitive traditional cultural activities Keywords co-relation, ethnic culture etc , primitive, techno-culture, tradition. _______________________________________________________________________________________ I. Introduction: The contemporary ethnic society and their socio-cultures behaviour originated right from the social formation. The traits of material culture and tradition always transformed generation to generation and reformed in culture. The tradition of material culture manifested certain characteristic of socio-economic behaviour which related to cognitive activities of prehistoric people. The ceramic culture evolved right from Neolithic phase to early history has changed from time to time going toward greater complexity in modern age. But in the typo- technological case of ceramic archaeology in middle Mahanadi valley we found certain cognitive ideas of artisans‟ involvement in the techno-style and decorative pattern. The rural primitive village culture is a sign of simple socio-cultural behavior to highlight basic component of ethnoarchaeological interpretation. The certain activity and tradition of primitive human society are intangible part of culture which derived in past and continued till now. The traditional activities of ethnic cultural setting of primitive peoples are more valuable that can find out relevant information by ethnographic study. We know that the traditional