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Laos

The Plain of Jars: Thousands of Stone Vessels in the Hills of Laos

November 8, 2026November 7, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
Large carved stone jars standing in a grassy field at the Plain of Jars in Laos

About 4 min readMore than 2,100 carved stone jars, some weighing tonnes, stand scattered across the Xiangkhoang Plateau of Laos — the funerary monuments of an Iron Age civilisation that left no writing behind.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags Iron Age, Laos, megaliths, Plain of Jars, UNESCO, Unsolved Leave a comment

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