"An ancient mystery unfolds scattered across Laos’s Xieng Khouang plain. Known as the Plain of Jars, this bizarre archaeological collection of thousands of giant stone jars made from sandstone, granite and calcified coral is often referred to as an “Asian version of Stonehenge.”"
(Excerpt from brief 'Weird Asia News' article, with three good photographs and a ref to a visitor site, that popped up on my Google 'Stonehenge' search today. I am sure Andy will love this 'yet *another* comparison' to 'Stonehenge'!)
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Link to article here:
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/06/09/asian-stonehenge-mysterious-plain-jars/
(NB: This is not a site for the faint-hearted visitor!):
"During the 1960s and 1970s, more bombs were dropped on Laos than any other country in the history of mankind. The stone jars bore their own battle scars from the different impacts in the form of cracks in their formations and giant craters formed between them."
"The Plain of Jars no doubt would receive more tourists if not for the fact that more than 30% of the bombshells dropped did not explode on contact and are still buried all around the area. It is estimated that as many as 250,000 hidden booby-traps still remain and it is reported that accidents happen almost weekly.
Perhaps one day we will unravel the fascinating enigma of the Plain of Jars.
Until then…watch your step!"
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