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Laos became known as the “Forgotten Land” in the years following the Vietnam War. Located between its more popular neighbors—Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia—Laos has been relatively isolated from the ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » People: In Laos, a giant stone jar finally yields its secret, with bones of 37 people inside
For decades, archaeologists have tried to explain the thousands of huge stone vessels spread across Laos' Plain of Jars in the highlands. A major clue has now come from one of the largest examples: ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » People: Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures
Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewan, Dougald O'Reilly and Thonglith Luangkhoth has ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » People: Plain of Jars, Laos’ stone vessels of the Xieng Khouang plateau
On the Xieng Khouang plateau near Phonsavan, the Plain of Jars scatters ancient stone vessels across the landscape, turning a Lao highland into an open-air mystery. Moderner Architektur-Render zeigt ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » People: The Mysterious Stone Jars and the Smallest Airplane—Visiting Laos Twice with a 15-Year Gap
I have been to Laos twice. In 2003, I entered by plane and stayed for three or four days. In 2018, I crossed the border by bus from Udon Thani, Thailand, and made a day trip to Vientiane.From the ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » People: Tourism development near Laos’ Plain of Jars to be studied
A private company will study ways to develop northern Laos’ Plain of Jars archaeological site for tourism, according to an agreement signed with Xieng Khouang provincial officials. The Plain of Jars ...