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🏺 Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

Archaeology & Antiquity Laos Asia

🏺 Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Iron Age funerary landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 13:52

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2019
  • Iron Age cultural landscape (500 BCE – 500 CE)
  • 15 core archaeological sites across Xiengkhuang Plateau
  • Jars carved from sandstone, granite, and limestone; some exceed 3 meters in height

The Plain of Jars is a vast megalithic archaeological landscape distributed across the Xiengkhuang Plateau in central Laos ...

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