Site 52

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Site 52 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 52 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
jar-bearing site
associatedWith regional megalithic jar tradition
country Laos
hasArchaeologicalFeature megalithic stone vessels
stone jars of varying sizes
hasPart associated archaeological features
megalithic stone jars
stone jar clusters
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus protected archaeological landscape component
locatedIn Plain of Jars
northern Laos
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Laos
surface form: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
locatedOn Laos highlands
surface form: Xieng Khouang Plateau
materialUsed stone
partOf Plain of Jars
surface form: Plain of Jars: Megalithic Jar Sites

cluster of jar sites distributed across the Plain of Jars
jar-bearing locations within the Plain of Jars archaeological landscape
researchInterest chronology of jar production and use
function and symbolism of stone jars
significantFor research on Iron Age cultures in mainland Southeast Asia
study of megalithic funerary practices
timePeriod late prehistoric to protohistoric period (approximate, inferred from Plain of Jars chronology)
usedFor mortuary-related activities (hypothesized)

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Plain of Jars hasPart Site 52