Ancient burials. The burial site is estimated to be 2,500 years old, and was found when researchers from ANU, Monash University in Australia and the Laos Ministry of Information, Culture, and ...

If burial activities took place between the 9th and 13th centuries C.E., then the 'Plain of Jars' becomes the earliest known instance of mortuary practices ever uncovered by archaeologists worldwide.

“This does not necessarily date the megaliths at the site, but the carbon sample from beneath one of the jars indicates that it may have been set in place after c. AD 1163–1256,” they write.

New research conducted at the UNESCO World Heritage listed 'Plain of Jars' in Laos has established the stone jars were likely placed in their final resting position from as early as 1240 to 660 BCE.

The 10-plus-ton jars, which sit on burial grounds, were hand-carved. But given the limited tools available 2,500 years ago—their approximate age—researchers can't figure out how the builders ...

Researchers from the University of Melbourne who were excavating near Ban Nahoung in Laos found 18 individuals inside burial jars, more than 60 per cent of which were infants or babies.

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old burial in Jerusalem and inside they found a jar full of the remains of decapitated toads. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

An ancient burial site, including an oddly shaped quartz stone covering the face of one of the newly uncovered human skeletons, has been discovered at the mysterious Plain of Jars, an archaeological ...

An ancient burial site, including an oddly shaped quartz stone covering the face of one of the newly uncovered human skeletons, has been discovered at the mysterious Plain of Jars, an archaeological ...