Site 16

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Site 16 is one of the designated jar-bearing locations within Laos’s Plain of Jars archaeological landscape, known for its clusters of ancient megalithic stone vessels.

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Site 16 canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
jar-bearing site ⓘ
associatedWith Iron Age mortuary practices ⓘ
megalithic culture of Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
country Laos ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains burial features ⓘ
jar lids ⓘ
megalithic jars ⓘ
hasFeature megalithic stone jars ⓘ
stone jar clusters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
Plain of Jars archaeological landscape ⓘ
linked to: Plain of Jars

Xiangkhouang Province ⓘ
locatedOn upland plateau region ⓘ
managementBy Lao Department of Heritage ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
partOf Plain of Jars ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage property "Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars" ⓘ
researchField Southeast Asian prehistory ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
mortuary archaeology ⓘ
significance evidence for prehistoric funerary practices ⓘ
part of one of Southeast Asia’s most important megalithic landscapes ⓘ
threatenedBy unexploded ordnance in surrounding region ⓘ

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Plain of Jars → hasPart → Site 16 ⓘ