Site 16

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Site 16 is one of the designated jar-bearing locations within Laos’s Plain of Jars archaeological landscape, known for its clusters of ancient megalithic stone vessels.

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Site 16 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
jar-bearing site
associatedWith Iron Age mortuary practices
megalithic culture of Mainland Southeast Asia
country Laos
hasArchaeologicalRemains burial features
jar lids
megalithic jars
hasFeature megalithic stone jars
stone jar clusters
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
locatedIn Indochinese Peninsula
surface form: Mainland Southeast Asia

Plain of Jars
surface form: Plain of Jars archaeological landscape

Xiangkhouang Province
locatedOn upland plateau region
managementBy Lao Department of Heritage
materialUsed stone
partOf Plain of Jars
UNESCO World Heritage property "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars"
researchField Southeast Asian prehistory
archaeology
mortuary archaeology
significance evidence for prehistoric funerary practices
part of one of Southeast Asia’s most important megalithic landscapes
threatenedBy unexploded ordnance in surrounding region

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Plain of Jars hasPart Site 16