Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

Overview

The Plain of Jars, located on a plateau in central Laos, gets its name from more than 2,100 tubular-shaped megalithic stone jars used for funerary practices in the Iron Age. This serial property of 15 components contains large carved stone jars, stone discs, secondary burials, tombstones, quarries and funerary objects dating from 500 BCE to 500 CE. The jars and associated elements are the most prominent evidence of the Iron Age civilization that made and used them until it disappeared, around 500 CE.

Selection Criteria

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Components(15 locations)

• •Site 11587-001
• •Site 81587-008
• •Site 21587-002
• •Site 121587-009
• •Site 211587-010
• •Site 231587-011
• •Site 251587-012
• •Site 421587-014
• •Site 521587-015
• •Site 281587-013
• •Site 3 – Group 21587-004
• •Site 3 – Group 41587-005
• •Site 3 – Group 51587-006
• •Site 3 – Group 71587-007
• •Site 3 – Groups 1 & 31587-003

Details

Countries

Lao People's Democratic Republic

ISO Codes

LA

Area

174.56 ha

Coordinates

19.4311, 103.1522