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	Plain of Jars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Plain of Jars is a large group of historic cultural sites in Laos containing thousands of stone jars, which lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Laotian Highlands at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indochina.
		She believed that it was a crematorium and speculated that the jars were used to deposit cremated human remains.
		Another explanation for the jar's use is for collecting monsoon rainwater for the caravan travellers along their journey in a time where rain may have been only seasonal and water not readily available on the easiest foot traveled path.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plain_of_Jars (1145 words)

	Mystery Jars of Laos
		Concerned for the jars' preservation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is helping the Laotian government prepare an application for World Heritage status for the Plain of Jars.
		The puzzle of the Plain of Jars remains today as intriguing and mysterious to archaeologists as it did when Madeleine Colani of France made the earliest known excavations of the area more than 70 years ago.
		As the slow, dangerous work of clearing explosives from the Plain of Jars continues, the archaeologists also move closer to uncovering the mysteries of the ancient jars and their hidden history of Southeast Asia.
	www.wintersteel.com /Jars_of_Laos.html (1279 words)

	Plain of Jars on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PLAIN OF JARS [Plain of Jars] region, N Laos, at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera.
		From the mid-1960s through the early 70s, the Plain of Jars was the scene of heavy fighting between the Pathet Lao and U.S.-backed troops.
		The Plain of Jars - Exploring the northwestern lobe of laos and one the world's most interesting archaeological sites by jeep is a surprise- filled undertaking.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/plainj1ar.asp (376 words)

	The Plain of Jars
		The Plain of Jars is a 500-square-mile, diamond-shaped region in northern Laos, covered with rolling hills, high ridges, and grassy flatlands.
		The struggle for the Plain of Jars in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s was a mysterious and tragic affair, wrapped up in confusion and obscured by years of falsehoods and half-truths.
		The worst result of the 14-year struggle for the Plain of Jars was the destruction of a noble ally, the Hmong.
	www.afa.org /magazine/June1999/0699plain.asp (3601 words)

	Laputan Logic
		The jars may have been used as sarcophagi for the initial interment of important citizens, who were subsequently buried in the ground near the jars.
		The Plain of Jars: Megalithic Culture in Northern Laos (abstract) Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Faculties, Australian National University The megalithic culture related to the Plain of Jars is surrounded by mystery, since the function and history of the jars remains unravelled.
		The stone jars are made of quarried sandstone that has been shaped and hollowed out; they are more or less cylindrical in shape and measure from 1 to 3.5 m in height with a diameter of 0.5 to 2.5 m.
	laputan.blogspot.com /2003_01_12_laputan_archive.html (2248 words)

	Laos Keeps Its Urns
		But by excavating around the jars, she uncovered a great quantity of objects, including bronze and iron tools, which she believed were used to carve the jars.
		Pioneering archeologist Madeleine Colani speculated that the Plain of Jars lay on a caravan route stretching from the Vietnamese coast, near Da Nang, to the North Cachar Hills of India.
		She also said that the jars were molded from a mixture of sand, sugar, and buffalo hide—a traditional view disproved by mineralogical analysis.
	www.uiowa.edu /~bioanth/laoskeep.html (2965 words)

	Laos: Plain of Jars
		At two of the sites earthenware jars have been found containing human bones, reinforcing the view that the jars themselves were used to hold the remains of the dead, with the larger jars perhaps reserved for the aristocracy.
		Both stone jars and earthenware urns were decorated with motifs such as cats, stars, or the raised-arm figure that the modern Lao call the ‘frog man’.
		The Plain of Jars is rich in salt, and it is likely that this commodity, highly valued at the time, secured its place on international trade routes.
	www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /laos/Units/172.html (794 words)

	UNESCO Bangkok: Plain of Jars, Lao PDR
		Although the jars of Xieng Khouang were first studied systematically by archaeologist Madeleine Colani, who published the results of her findings in the 1930s, little is yet known for certain about the people and culture which produced them.
		Mortuary practices associated with the jars and consisting of both cremation and secondary burial, suggest a highly-evolved local tradition of ritual, symbolism and metaphysics which persisted through to the kingdoms of the Angkor Period, long after the arrival of Hindu and Buddhist philosophies into Southeast Asia.
		The UNESCO-LAO Project to Safeguard the Plain of Jars is intended to remove the danger of unexploded ordnance, help to rehabilitate the plateau's agricultural land and identify priority areas for protection for archaeological research and tourism development.
	www.unescobkk.org /culture/pdj (611 words)

	Plain of Jars - Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Plain of Jars is a group of historic cultural sites in Laos containing thousands of stone-like jars, ranging from three feet to 10 feet in height, which lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Laotian Highlands at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indo-China.
		The jars, which can weigh up to six tons and are carved from giant pieces of imported sedimentary rock, are believed to have been used 1500 to 2000 years ago, by an ancient South Asian people whose culture is now totally unknown, for purposes largely still unknown.
		Though the beads, bronzes and other artifacts that Colani discovered, which led her to believe that the jars were funerary urns, have all since been dispersed, her archaeological reports remain.
	www.cultural-tour.net /laos/plainofjars.asp (298 words)

	Razzle Dazzle — Laos
		Although the Xieng Khoang Plateau, and the Plain of Jars, have been fought over for thousands of years, it took 20th century weapons to really destroy many of the jars.
		Site 1 of the Plain of Jars includes a high hill which is the "military high ground" in the area (see photo #1, at left).
		The jars were simply in the way, victims of what the military calls collateral damage.
	www.gotouring.com /razzledazzle/laos/laos3c.html (462 words)

	Travel to Xieng Khoang plain of jars tours tour operator Xieng Khoang Laos - Information about Xieng Khoang plain of ...
		The main attraction in Xieng Khouang province is the Plain of Jars.
		Researchers have advanced different theories as to the function of the stone jars, which are estimated to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old.
		In the nineteenth century, Chinese bandits further pillaged the plains so that, by the time French archaeologist, Madeleine Colani, arrived in the mid-1930s, almost all that remained of the ancient civilization of the plains were the jars.
	www.threeland.com /Xiengkhoang_plain_jar.htm (548 words)

	Plain of Jars
		They looked a bit like giant squat ginger jars sans lids and fifty to a hundred of them varying in size from three feet to six feet across and from four feet to ten feet high are scattered on the brow of the hill.
		Archaeologists are still uncertain of their use, but the consensus seems to be that they were burial jars and are 2000+ years old.
		The jars on Site 1 were in two groups, each group on a hill, the second hill overlooking the first.
	www.chandlerbates.com /AsiaTrav/Laos2001/plainOfJars.html (1387 words)

	Laos Travel Guide
		PLAIN OF JARS (aproximately 300 km from Vientiane)
		Among the most enigmatic sites in Laos is the Plain of Jars a large area extending around Phonesavanh city in Xieng Khouang province, where several hundred huge jars of unkhown origin are scattered about in over a dozen groupings.
		The jars, carved from solid stone, vary in shape and in size, the biggest one weighing as much as six tons.
	www.laos-hotels.com /travel-guide/laos/major-destinations.htm (1559 words)

	The Origins of the Plain of Jars - Asia Finest Discussion Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Plain of Jars, like Stonehenge and any other ancient historical site, benefits from reading up a little about it first - the blurb in the guidebook is good enough - so as to get a sense of what you're about to see.
		I wandered about for a while, taking photos and comparing the different jars, marvelling at their size - they were all at least a couple of metres long, and must have weighed several tonnes each, some upright, some leaning after being embedded in the ground, some completely toppled over.
		Having been so used to seeing the jars open, it was quite odd to think that they might have looked completely different with their lids and maybe painted decoration too when they were in use.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=14192 (4271 words)

	Plain of Jars - Laos Stonehenge - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The believe that the jars were used to hold bodies for months or years while the remains decomposed.
		Cows sometimes wander among the jars, grazing on the grass.
		I actually spend a couple of days exploring the Plain of Jars and the area a few years back.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8474 (852 words)

	~ laoconnection.com - Advice Column
		The Plain of Jars is also known as "Tong Hai Heen" in Lao.
		The Jars in Laos leave questions like how they got there, who made them, how they were able to carve the stones or even transport them and what were they used for?.
		Last heard, there are still archeological studies being done on the Plain of Jars by universities from Australia and France and may be even by a branch of the UN.
	laoconnection.com /advice_010807.htm (684 words)

	Laoplanet.net - Plain of Jars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Plain of Jars is a historic cultural site in Laos containing thousands of jars, ranging from three feet to 10 feet in height, which lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Laotian Highlands at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indo-China.
		The town was utterly destroyed during the fighting between the Pathet Lao and American-backed troops during the Vietnam War.
		The jars, which can weigh up to six tons and are carved from giant pieces of imported sedimentary rock, are believed to have been used 1500 to 2000 years ago, in burial practices of an ancient South Asian people whose culture is now totally unknown.
	laoplanet.net /content/view/72/48 (217 words)

	JARTWORK: The Plain of Jars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Plain of Jars, located in northern Laos, is a mystery.
		Many of the smaller jars have been taken away by collectors, but there are still several hundred in the five major groups.
		The Plain of Jars was one of the most heavily bombed places in Laos during theVietnam War.
	www.jarchives.com /jartwork5.htm (261 words)

	Global Spectrum : Laos : Plain of Jars
		Visit the mysterious Plain of Jars where 300 enormous ancient stone jars litter the landscape.
		Transfer to the airport for flight to Xieng Khoang, gateway to the mysterious Plain of Jars, a plateau 30 miles wide.
		The 2,000 year-old jars range in the size from 3 feet to 8 feet in height, and some thought they were used as funeral urns.
	www.asianpassages.com /laos/view.php3?code=LALEI0005 (314 words)

	Laos Travel Site, Plain of Jars Travel Guide offered by Asean Travel & Tours Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		North-East of Vientiane, the famous Plain of Jars is located near Phonesavanh, the main city.
		The second and third site of the Plain of Jars, about 25km from Phonesavanh, can also be visited on request.
		The main attraction in Xleng Khouang province is the Plain of Jars.
	www.aseantravelandtours.com /laos/sightseeings/plain_jars.htm (296 words)

	Travel Indochina - Plain of Jars
		One of the most mysterious regions in Indochina's least-visited country, the Plain of Jars is a captivating destination amidst rugged natural beauty.
		Vastly different from the flat plains and Mekong landscape of the capital, Northeast Laos is characterised by rolling mountain scenery, enigmatic forests and, of course, the famous Plain of Jars sites.
		Similar jars have been found all the way from Eastern India to Indonesia, including sites in Myanmar, suggesting that these were part of the culture of a migratory tribe who ended up in Java, and it is possible that the jars could be up to two thousand years old.
	www.travelindochina.com /CityFeature.asp?CityFeatureID=48 (595 words)

	Plain of Jars \| Travel Story and Pictures from Laos
		The Plain of Jars in Laos is one of them.
		Hundreds of stone jars lie around the landscape at an estimated 50 sites, and their origin at this time has been established at around 3,000 years ago, a few hundreds of kilometres away from their current location.
		Actually, the jars are not just scattered around in a random way, but deliberately placed in positions which make them form constellations of stars.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/asia/plainofjars.shtml (281 words)

	Laomedia.net - History haunts the Plain of Jars
		Little is known of the people who carved the huge sandstone containers that give the Plain of Jars its name.
		At present the jars, some up to nine feet high, are believed to have been quarried at sites a few miles away, between 1,500 and 2,500 years ago.
		The bombing of the plain followed escalation of the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
	laomedia.net /content/view/19/69 (644 words)

	9 Plain of Jars
		The Plain of Jars is so named because at about thirty different sites local people and archaeologists have found huge stone jars.
		Some of the jars are almost two metres high and one metre wide so they would have made a pretty heavy load.
		Here the jars were quite small compared to those we had seen earlier in the day.
	www.aaltenvoogd.com /laos_diary_part_09.htm (1990 words)

	Plain of Jars \| Photo
		The Plain of Jars is named after the large stone "jars" that are scattered over the countryside.
		The area was heavily bombed by the US in the 60's & 70's and there is still loads of unexploded bombs found in the ground.
		The area around the jars had been partially cleared but we had to stick to the main footpaths.
	www.travelblog.org /Photos/258585.html (94 words)

	Plain of Jars, site one. Photographed near Phonsavan, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos
		Huge, mysterious stone jars are scattered in several groups on the high plains surrounding Phonsavan in northern Laos.
		Most of the remaining jars weigh between 1/2 and 1 ton; the largest is estimated to weigh six tons.
		During the heavy bombardment of the late 1960's the local population was reduced to living in caves; the Plain of Jars is still pockmarked with huge bomb craters.
	www.lostworldarts.com /asia/new_page_105.htm (185 words)

	CPAmedia.com: The Plain of Jars Revisited
		The enigmatic, 2,000-year-old jars themselves, which legend says were used by a victorious Lao king to ferment rice wine, lay like giant one-eyed skulls in fields just outside of the new provincial capital, Phonsavan.
		It's remarkable that any of the jars have survived intact, since by 1964 the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao had at least 16 antiaircraft emplacements on the Plain of Jars, along with a vast underground arsenal.
		The rubble that was once quaint provincial French-Lao architecture has been replaced by a long row of plain wooden buildings with slanted metal roofs on either side of the dirt road from Phonsavan.
	www.cpamedia.com /travel/plain_of_jars_revisited (1575 words)

	Plain of Jars, Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the center of northern Laos is the Plain of Jars.
		First excavated by archeologists in 1930, it is still uncertain how old the jars are; they may be 1500 to 2500 years old.
		The jars themselves have an air of romance and mystery.
	members.aol.com /chandlerbates/FrontPages/frontpage2n1110-b.html (213 words)

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