Plain of Jars Site 3
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Added by Jopie, at 03 April 2016
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10 Reviews
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26 January 2018
Not as big as site, but it's a pleasant walk through some fields to get there. Follow the MAG markers. The jars are very big.
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29 August 2017
Not as many jars as sites 1 or 2, but a beautiful walk through rice fields and garden to get to this wooded hill jar site. My favorite of the 3.
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12 June 2017
An excellent site set back in some gorgeous rice fields. Just keep following the path from the bridge and you'll find it. Very scenic and quiet.
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01 May 2017
According to my guide all three jars sites will soon receive world heritage listing as megalithic type sites. With the size of some of the jars weighing in at over six tons the sites certainly merit the megalithic designation. From the small amount info I’ve been able to gather so far all the sites have been dated back to 2500 years ago. Who the builders were is still largely undetermined. My guide tells me they were, most likely, the original inhabitants of Laos; a megalithic society reaching back to the stone-age perhaps? There is also a number of theories regarding what the jars were actually used for. My guide offered a number of possibilities. One is the jars were used for cremation and burial purposes. The lack of human remains at all the sites makes this a bit unlikely. The most realistic theory, due to its practicality, is the jars were used for the storage of food stuffs, rice and water. Given the sites are all elevated well above surrounding rivers, and water courses, this seems to be the most likely use. The fact there are lids scattered about amongst the jars makes this theory even more plausible. As my guide pointed out the lids would keep out rain, rodents, and also help in the preservation of perishable items. The construction of the lids also indicates the builders were practical lot. Each lid has stepped, concentric rings meaning they could be used on different sized jars. All of the jars were transported to each site and set in place. The quarry, which unfortunately I didn’t have time to visit, is just outside Phonsavanh. According to my guide, once again, the sandstone rock was quarried out of the cliffs and the builders then got to work with chisels turning the rock lumps into the jars. A close inspection of the jars which have been broken reveals the internal chisel marks.
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23 April 2017
Nice site with natural views .need to pass through the Rice fields to get
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27 February 2017
Won't miss much if you just go to sites 1 and 2, skip 3.
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07 January 2017
A long walk through field to reach site 3, up a hill too.
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19 December 2016
Nice walk to the jars with not many tourists compare to Jars 1.
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29 August 2016
This was my favorite of the tree sites I visited. Not as many jars as site 1 and it is a decent drive by scooter to get here. It is a very nice site nevertheless. Walking through the rice fields and the fact that it is completely devoid of tourists makes it worth it.
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10 April 2016
Decent. Each site has another character, so go if you have your motorbike for the day.
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