Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
World Heritage
Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Located on a plateau in central Laos, the Plain of Jars is named for the more than 2,100 tubular megalithic jars used in Iron Age funerary burials. The site consists of 15 sections, including large carved stone jars, stone pans, secondary burials from 500 BC to 500 AD, tombstones, quarries and funerary objects. These jars and related objects are the most prominent evidence of an Iron Age civilization that made and used them until it disappeared around 500 AD.
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