Site 25

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Site 25 is one of the archaeological jar sites within Laos’s Plain of Jars, featuring clusters of ancient megalithic stone jars whose origins and purpose remain partly mysterious.

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Site 25 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
jar site ⓘ
associatedWith Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang ⓘ
Plain of Jars cultural landscape ⓘ
linked to: Plain of Jars
conservationStatus subject to archaeological conservation and management plans ⓘ
country Laos ⓘ
culturalAttribution prehistoric societies of the Xiangkhouang Plateau ⓘ
estimatedDateRange approximately 500 BCE–500 CE ⓘ
governedBy heritage management authorities of Lao PDR ⓘ
hasFeature archaeological deposits ⓘ
associated stone discs ⓘ
burial-related features ⓘ
megalithic stone jars ⓘ
stone jar clusters ⓘ
hasTypeOfStructure megalith ⓘ
heritageDesignation component of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars" ⓘ
heritageStatus World Heritage component site ⓘ
locatedIn Lao People’s Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: Laos

northern Laos ⓘ
locatedInRegion Xiangkhouang Plateau ⓘ
locatedOn upland plateau landscape ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
partOf Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ
Plain of Jars ⓘ
period Iron Age ⓘ
purpose funerary use (hypothesized) ⓘ
ritual use (hypothesized) ⓘ
researchStatus function partly mysterious ⓘ
origins partly unknown ⓘ
significance evidence of complex mortuary practices in prehistoric Laos ⓘ
important for understanding megalithic traditions in Southeast Asia ⓘ
subjectOf archaeological research on Plain of Jars ⓘ
threatenedBy natural weathering ⓘ
past conflict-related disturbances in Plain of Jars region ⓘ
tourism accessible to visitors under controlled conditions ⓘ

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Plain of Jars → hasPart → Site 25 ⓘ