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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 » Social: 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 ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » Social: Archaeologists found 37 people buried in one giant 'death jar'
A newly excavated megalithic container holding skeletal remains in Laos may help finally solve the mystery of the so-called "Plain of Jars." The discovery of bones and other artifacts inside a giant ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » Social: 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: ...