Unraveling the mystery of the Plain of Jars, Laos

自20世纪30年代被发现以来，这些分散在老挝中部的神秘巨型石罐一直是东南亚最大的史前谜题之一。据认为，这些罐子代表了广泛而强大的铁器时代文化的墓葬遗迹。该项目旨在确定这些网站的真实性质，这些网站可以追溯到东南亚（c.500BCE-500 CE）日益复杂的动态时期。该项目需要进行广泛的勘察、精确的绘图、考古挖掘和相关埋葬材料的分析。利用一套尖端的考古技术，预计将对考古学，科学，老挝和世界遗产产生深远的影响。

Since their discovery in the 1930s, the mysterious collections of giant stone jars scattered throughout central Laos have remained one of the great prehistoric puzzles of south-east (SE) Asia. It is thought that the jars represent the mortuary remains of an extensive and powerful Iron Age culture. This project seeks to determine the true nature of these sites, which date to a dynamic period of increasing complexity in SE Asia (c.500BCE-500CE). The project entails extensive reconnaissance, precision mapping, archaeological excavation and analysis of associated burial material. Using a suite of cutting-edge archaeological technologies, it is expected to have far-reaching benefits for archaeology, science, Laos and World Heritage.