Secondary burial practice at megalithic jar site 1, Plain of Jars Laos
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Abstract In 2020 a Lao/Australian archaeological research team revisited one of the largest megalithic jar sites in Laos, Site 1, and undertook excavations an effort to more fully understand ritual practice at site. This paper reviews previous undertaken site describes recent excavation which revealed evidence secondary burial dating 8th thirteenth centuries. The confirms use 1 as where multiple individuals were interred burials shared mortuary contexts.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Archaeology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2520-8098', '2520-8101']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41826-023-00067-3