Popularly called Laos’s Plain of Jars, this unique place became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019, though its origins are still shrouded in mystery.

But hidden in the quiet landlocked nation of Laos, one of Southeast Asia's most underrated vacation countries, is arguably ...

I was clearly close to the Plain of Jars, Laos’ most impressive megalithic attraction – but the area was completely devoid of tourists. Jarryd Salem. The Plain of Jars (Credit: ...

The stone jars, which are up to 10-feet tall, dot the landscape in Xieng Khouang Province in central Laos.There are more than 2,100 of the tubular megalithic jars in the area, according to UNESCO ...

Dotted with thousands of giant stone vessels, the Plain of Jars in Laos is one of the most intriguing archeological sites in Southeast Asia. A new study has uncovered how old the jars are – and ...

The few travellers that make it to this remote corner of Laos will find fields of ancient stone jars. Who put them there, and what were they for? Laos’ strange plain of jars - BBC Travel ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered over 100 ancient stone jars across 15 sites in Laos. The new discoveries add to the thousands of other strange jars found on the central plains of Laos ...

Archaeologists have recreated an ancient burial site in virtual reality, to help them study hard-to-access locations at the so-called Plain of Jars site in Laos and the millennia-old relics it ...

New research conducted at the UNESCO World Heritage listed 'Plain of Jars' in Laos has established the stone jars were likely placed in their final resting position from as early as 1240 to 660 BCE.

The Plain of Jars in Laos is an area of the Xieng Khouang plateau scattered with thousands of megalithic stone jars that are about 2,000 years old. Skip to content. Local News. Traffic Lab; ...

Credit: Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Xieng Khuang, Lao PDR. Abandoned about 1,500 years ago, the Plain of Jars in Laos has become world-renowned.