Plain of Jars
megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos, consisting of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau
Key facts
- Location
- Xiangkhoang Plateau , Laos
- Material
- Stone
- Height
- About 3 meters
- Official name
- Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
- Criteria
- Cultural: (iii)
- Designated
- 2019 (43rd session )
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Area
- 174.56 ha (431.3 acres)
- Buffer zone
- 1,012.94 ha (2,503.0 acres)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- 20171115 Plain of Jars Laos 2540 DxO.jpg
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The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫີນ Thong Hai Hin, [tʰōŋ hǎj hǐn]) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several hundred.