[Paper] Widening the Geographical Reach of the Plain of Jars, Laos

via Journal of Lao Studies, December 2020: A new paper by Lia Genovese about her ongoing work at the Plain of Jars and other jar sites beyond its traditional geographic range.

This research report summarises ongoing fieldwork at the Plain of Jars in Laos and details megalithic artefacts in newly-discovered sites populated with jars fashioned from a variety of rocks. With two exceptions, the jars at these remote sites are in single digits and are not accompanied by plain or decorated stone discs, used as burial markers or for commemorative purposes. The sites’ isolated location bears implications for the geographical reach of the Plain of Jars by widening our understanding of this megalithic tradition in Mainland Southeast Asia.

Source: Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2020 (New!) | Center for Lao Studies