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The Plain of Jars Archaeological Project is a joint Australian-Lao research endeavour comprising researchers and students from Australian and International universities and colleagues from the Lao Department of Heritage.
The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫີນ Thong Hai Hin, [tʰōŋ hǎj hǐn]) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several hundred. [ 1 ]
Description: megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos, consisting of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. Categories: archaeological site, megalith, plain and landform. Location: Xiangkhouang, Central Laos, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia.
1 lip 2005 · (Jerry Redfern) I’m following Belgian archaeologist Julie Van Den Bergh around Laos’ remote Xieng Khouang Province. We’re inspecting giant ancient vessels, which are scattered through rice...
7 wrz 2015 · The few travellers that make it to this remote corner of Laos will find fields of ancient stone jars. Who put them there, and what were they for?
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xieng Khuang – Plain of Jars – the 3rd World Cultural Heritage of Laos recognized by UNESCO. From a distance, the Plain of Jars is like a chess board while the jars are like amazing plump chess pieces.
30 cze 2021 · The mysterious Plain of Jars is a landscape in northern Laos dotted with hundreds of megalithic stone jars believed to have been burial sites for close to 2,000 years. According to various sources, the stone jars were used to store the dead human bodies for their flesh to rot away, leaving behind their bones for burial.
