Plain of Jars

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:age gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:associated_with_war Laotian Civil War
gptkbp:bombed_during gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:contains gptkb:human_remains
gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:charcoal
beads
ash
metal objects
burial goods
bone fragments
stone discs
stone lids
gptkbp:country gptkb:Laos
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Megalithic_culture
gptkbp:estimated_date_range 500 BCE to 500 CE
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Madeleine_Colani
gptkbp:excavation_year_(first) 1930s
gptkbp:feature stone jars
gptkbp:function_(theory) gptkb:funerary_art
gptkb:cemetery
storage
gptkbp:hasLegend giants brewed rice wine in jars
gptkbp:inscribed_jars rare
gptkbp:largest_jar_height over 3 meters
gptkbp:largest_jar_weight over 10 tonnes
gptkbp:largest_site gptkb:Site_1
gptkbp:latitude 19.4261° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Xieng_Khouang_Province
gptkbp:longitude 103.1615° E
gptkbp:material gptkb:conglomerate
gptkb:limestone
gptkb:stone
gptkb:granite
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Madeleine_Colani
gptkbp:number_of_sites over 90
gptkbp:protectedArea yes
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Tai_Phuan
gptkb:Khmu
Hmong
gptkbp:threats unexploded ordnance
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)
(iv)
(v)
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_number 1587
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2019
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northern_Laos
gptkb:Xieng_Khouang
gptkb:Xieng_Khouang_Province
gptkb:Plain_of_Jars_battles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plain of Jars