Researchers found an ancient burial jar in Laos containing remains of at least 37 people, revealing a complex mortuary ...

The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.

In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used ...

Excavation of a large stone vessel from the mysterious Laos Plain of Jars has confirmed its use in an ancient funerary ...

Before this recent discovery, only a handful of the jars had been found to contain bones or ash, and it seemed unlikely that so many massive stone vessels would have been carved solely for burial ...