country. Laos
year of inscription. 2019
criteria. Cultural
The Plain of Jars is an archaeological site of megalithic structures located in Xiengkhuang province. Found here are some 2,100 partially-buried stone jars used for funerary practices sometime between 500BCE and 500CE. The fifteen component sites contain large carved stone jars, stone discs, secondary burial sites, tombstones, quarries, and funerary objects. However, little in known of the civilisation that created these objects.
