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Laos' Giant Stone Jars Yield Secrets of Communal Burial

Plain of Jars Laos Archaeology Communal Burial Sites

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Excavation of a giant stone jar in Laos reveals it was a communal burial site for at least 37 individuals, spanning multiple generations, shedding new light on the mysterious jars' purpose.

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The Plain of Jars in Laos has puzzled archaeologists for nearly a century with its thousands of giant stone jars.

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Further excavations will reveal similar communal burial sites among the jars.
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Full extent of the jars' usage across the region
Detailed genetic relationships among the buried individuals

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Plain of Jars

KişilerNicholas Skopal Madeleine Colani

KurumlarJames Cook University Australian National University Antiquity (journal)

YerlerXieng Khouang province Phonsavan Laos South Asia

KonularLaos Archaeology Communal Burial Sites Ancient Trade Routes

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