One of Asia’s most puzzling ancient landscapes may have finally been solved

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One of Asia's most puzzling ancient landscapes may have finally been solved.

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Scientists working in Laos may have just solved one of the longest-running mysteries in Asian archaeology.For decades, the Plain of Jars in Xiangkhoang Province has baffled researchers who have tried to work out the purpose of the site.

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Now, a new study has found the remains of at least 37 people inside a massive stone jar northeast of the town of Phonsavan.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Radiocarbon dating on bone and tooth samples recovered from the jar revealed they were placed there between the 9th and 12th centuries CE.

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Scientists found deposits did not occur all at once, with the jar being used repeatedly over roughly 270 years.The team leading the research, Dr Nicholas Skopal of James Cook University and Lao heritage specialist Souilya Bounxayhip, ruled the practice involved secondary burial rites.

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