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In upcountry Laos there is a mysterious plain.
There are dozens of jars, carved from hard rock. Nothing indicates where the
jars came from or who made them. It is said that the positions of these jars are
such that they resemble constellations. The nearest quarry where these jars
could have originated from is more than 80 km away. See also ref. R. Stone-2007.
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| HAMMERING
OF HARD STONE |
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| SAWING
IN HARD STONE |
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| DRILLING
IN HARD STONE |
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| MILLING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TURNING
OF HARD ROCK |
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| PLASTER
LAYER ON HARD STONE |
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| SMOOTHING
OF HARD STONE |
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| POLISHING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TRANSPORTING
MEGALITHS |
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| SEAMLESS
JOINTS BETWEEN STONES |
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| SEAMLESS
JOINTS BETWEEN MEGALITHS |
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| SOFTENING HARD STONE |
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| MELTING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TRANSATLANTIC
CONTACTS |
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It is not known
how the jars were carved. Photo: www. travel adventures. org |
The Plain of Jars
is a mysterious area in Laos where dozens of stone jars lay
in the fields. Photo: Adam Jones, www. adamjones. free servers. com |
Although the area
was used as a dumping site for US bombs during the Vietnam war, none of the jars
seem to have been damaged. Photo: Phonsavan, wikimedia. commons |
Some jars are
huge, others are small. Photo: Spolleman, wikimedia. commons |
The jars seem to
be arranged according to constellations.
Photo: Oliver Spalt, wikimedia. commons |
Legends suggest
that the jars were once filled with wine. Photo: Vera & Jean Christophe, wikimedia. commons |
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