You are not logged in.
License: Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 - Source and License:

Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

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.

Further reading



ID: 67c70183c4b8b9e7af4ff5ed

Slug: whc-megalithic-jar-sites-in-xiengkhuang-plain-of-jars

relatedTo:

isChildOf:


Location:



Created At: Tue Jan 21 2025 21:00:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Updated At: Fri Feb 20 2026 15:25:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Created By:

Version: 1

Status: test_v1