Plain of Jars

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World Heritage Site archaeological site megalithic landscape

The Plain of Jars is a mysterious megalithic archaeological landscape in central Laos, scattered with thousands of large stone jars whose origins and purpose remain uncertain.

Aliases (1)

Plain of Jars campaigns ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site → archaeological site → megalithic landscape →
affectedBy	Second Indochina War →
clearingAgency	Mines Advisory Group →
country	Laos →
estimatedDateRange	c. 500 BCE–500 CE →
governingBody	Government of Laos →
hasConservationPlan	yes →
hasFeature	stone discs →
hasPart	Site 1 → Site 1 (Thong Hai Hin) → Site 16 → Site 2 → Site 23 → Site 25 → Site 3 → Site 52 → stone jar field →
jarHeightRange	1–3 meters →
jarShape	cylindrical stone jar →
jarWeightRange	up to several tons →
locatedIn	Xiangkhouang Province →
locatedInRegion	central Laos →
majorStudyYear	1930s →
materialUsed	breccia → conglomerate → granite → limestone → sandstone →
nearestCity	Phonsavan →
numberOfJars	thousands →
partOf	Mekong region archaeological heritage →
primaryFunctionHypothesis	burial-related urn field → funerary practice site →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
researcher	Madeleine Colani →
stoneDiscsHypothesis	grave markers → jar lids →
threat	unexploded ordnance →
timePeriod	Iron Age →
tourismType	cultural tourism → heritage tourism →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1587 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	inscribed →
yearInscribedAsWorldHeritage	2019 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Laos →	famousSite
Laotian Civil War ("Plain of Jars campaigns") →	significantEvent