Over 2,100 ancient jars can be found scattered through the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos, but who made them, and why?

The mysterious ‘Plain of Jars’ in Laos has long been a source of fascination to archaeologists and is now revealing more of its grisly secrets. The stone jars, which are up to 10-feet tall, dot the ...

Dotted with thousands of giant stone vessels, the Plain of Jars in Laos is one of the most intriguing archeological sites in Southeast Asia. Now, a new study has uncovered how old the jars are, and it ...

The Plain of Jars is one of the most well-known sites in Laos. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the large stone receptacles, 2,000 of which sit in the valleys of Central Laos. No one is quite ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nestled in the mountain ridges and hilly slopes of northern Laos ...

A team of archaeologists from the Australian National University has discovered over 100 ancient stone jars across 15 sites in Laos. The new discoveries add to the thousands of other strange jars ...

More than 100 giant stone jars, thought to have been used in burial rituals thousands of years ago, have been rediscovered at ancient sites in forests, on hillsides and along mountain ridges in remote ...

The pioneering French archaeologist Madeleine Colani excavated part of Site 2 in the 1930s. Her finds included buried stone discs, three axes, stone pendants, brass bells and a brass ring. The ...

Credit: Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Xieng Khuang, Lao PDR Abandoned about 1,500 years ago, the Plain of Jars in Laos has become world-renowned. What is less well known, however, is ...

ASK LAO elders, and many will tell you that their lands were once ruled by giants. The greatest was a warrior king named Khun Jeuang whose armies, the story goes, celebrated their conquests in ...

The mysterious “Plain of Jars” in Laos has long been a source of fascination to archaeologists and is now revealing more of its grisly secrets. The stone jars, which are up to 10-feet tall, dot the ...

The contents of the ceramic jars excavated from the site will also be carefully examined to confirm if, as the researchers suspect, they hold human remains. Archaeologists Louise Shewan, of Monash ...