Site 52

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Site 52 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 52 canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
jar-bearing site ⓘ
associatedWith regional megalithic jar tradition ⓘ
country Laos ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFeature megalithic stone vessels ⓘ
stone jars of varying sizes ⓘ
hasPart associated archaeological features ⓘ
megalithic stone jars ⓘ
stone jar clusters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus protected archaeological landscape component ⓘ
locatedIn Plain of Jars ⓘ
northern Laos ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lao People’s Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: Laos
locatedOn Xieng Khouang Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Laos highlands
materialUsed stone ⓘ
partOf Plain of Jars: Megalithic Jar Sites ⓘ
linked to: Plain of Jars

cluster of jar sites distributed across the Plain of Jars ⓘ
jar-bearing locations within the Plain of Jars archaeological landscape ⓘ
researchInterest chronology of jar production and use ⓘ
function and symbolism of stone jars ⓘ
significantFor research on Iron Age cultures in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
study of megalithic funerary practices ⓘ
timePeriod late prehistoric to protohistoric period (approximate, inferred from Plain of Jars chronology) ⓘ
usedFor mortuary-related activities (hypothesized) ⓘ

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Plain of Jars → hasPart → Site 52 ⓘ