[Rockhounds] Megalithic jars of Plain of Jars, Laos, dated

Paul etchplain at att.net
Wed Apr 28 18:20:34 PDT 2021


'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious
archaeological sites, reveals its true age
By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science, April 28, 2021
https://www.livescience.com/plain-of-jars-burial-site-true-age.html

In Photos: Exploring the Mysterious Plain of Jars Site
By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science, May 21, 2019
https://www.livescience.com/54303-plain-of-jars-archaeology-photos.html

10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars 'Made by Giants'
By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science, May 21, 2019
https://www.livescience.com/65526-jars-of-the-dead-found-laos.html

The open access paper is:

Shewan, L., O’Reilly, D., Armstrong, R., Toms,
P., Webb, J., Beavan, N., Luangkhoth, T., Wood,
J., Halcrow, S., Domett, K. and Van Den Bergh, J.,
2021. Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence
and U/Pb zircon results. PloS one, 16(3), p.e0247167. 
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247167

Yours,

Paul H.




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