Site 25
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Site 25 is one of the archaeological jar sites within Laos’s Plain of Jars, featuring clusters of ancient megalithic stone jars whose origins and purpose remain partly mysterious.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Site 25 canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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jar site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
UNESCO World Heritage property "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars"
ⓘ
surface form:
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang
Plain of Jars ⓘ
surface form:
Plain of Jars cultural landscape
|
| conservationStatus | subject to archaeological conservation and management plans ⓘ |
| country | Laos ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | prehistoric societies of the Xiangkhouang Plateau ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange | approximately 500 BCE–500 CE ⓘ |
| governedBy | heritage management authorities of Lao PDR ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
archaeological deposits
ⓘ
associated stone discs ⓘ burial-related features ⓘ megalithic stone jars ⓘ stone jar clusters ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfStructure | megalith ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | component of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars" ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | World Heritage component site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
northern Laos ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Xiangkhouang Plateau ⓘ |
| locatedOn | upland plateau landscape ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage property "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars"
ⓘ
surface form:
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Plain of Jars ⓘ |
| period | Iron Age ⓘ |
| purpose |
funerary use (hypothesized)
ⓘ
ritual use (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| researchStatus |
function partly mysterious
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origins partly unknown ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of complex mortuary practices in prehistoric Laos
ⓘ
important for understanding megalithic traditions in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological research on Plain of Jars ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
natural weathering
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past conflict-related disturbances in Plain of Jars region ⓘ |
| tourism | accessible to visitors under controlled conditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.