Researchers have revealed new insights into one of the long-standing archaeological mysteries of the Plain of Jars , a landscape deep in ridges and slopes
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New analysis suggests the limestone vessels may be up to 3,300 years old
But remains found nearby date to just between 700 and 1,200 years ago
That suggests they were used for centuries, possibly by different societies
A body may have only been in a jar until it decomposed and the bones buried
Scientists aren t sure how the urns, which can weigh two tons, were moved miles from where they were quarried
Scientists Return to Plain of Jars in Laos
Monday, April 19, 2021
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA According to a statement released by the University of Melbourne, a team of Lao and Australian researchers led by Thonglith Luangkhoth of the Laos Department of Heritage, and Louise Shewan and Dougald O’Reilly of the University of Melbourne, has uncovered additional human burials on the Plain of Jars in northern Laos. The Plain of Jars is known for its more than 2,000 large carved stone jars standing up to 80 feet tall. The researchers confirmed that quartz-rich boulders at Site 1 on the Plain of Jars, which is called Ban Hai Hin, were used as place markers for ceramic burial jars placed underground between the eighth and thirteenth centuries A.D. The skeletal remains of infants and children were recovered from these jars during further investigations at the Xieng Khouang Museum. The team also found human remains next to jars at Site 1. Analysis of samples of Site 1’s stone jars and st