A receptacle on the ‘Plain of Jars’ was used as a repository for human bones for generations.

A receptacle on the ‘Plain of Jars’ was used as a repository for human bones for generations.

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

In the middle of Laos, an ancient mystery bulges from the sweeping plains and intermittent forests of the Xiangkhoang Plateau.