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Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures

  • April 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures
Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewan, Dougald O'Reilly and Thonglith Luangkhoth has conducted archaeological research in the mysterious "Plain of Jars," located in Xieng Khouang Province, north-central Laos.

Originally published at Phys.org

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