🏺 Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Iron Age funerary landscape in northern Laos
📋 Fast Facts
- Over 2,500 stone jars across 90+ archaeological sites in Xiengkhuang Province
- Iron Age period: 500 BCE–500 CE
- Jars range from 1 to 3+ meters tall, carved mainly from sandstone, granite, and limestone
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019; Site 1 is the largest and most accessible
The Plain of Jars is one of Southeast Asia's most significant archaeological landscapes, comprising over 2,500 megalithic stone ...