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The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫີນ Thong Hai Hin, [tʰōŋ hǎj hǐn]) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one ...
The Giant jars of Assam, is the name given to the several hundred large stone jars which have been unearthed across four sites in Assam, India, [1] covering a 300 square kilometer swath of the state. [2] They range from 1 to 3 meters (about 3.2 to 9.8 feet) tall. [3] Researchers believe they may have been used for ancient human burial practices ...
The Behoa valley is notable for its preserved kalambas, megaliths shaped like large cylindrical stone vats. The kalambas served as communal funerary urns and resemble in form and function the monuments on the Plain of Jars in Laos. At Pokekea there are 27 kalambas, together with decorated stone lids and statues (Indonesian: arcas). A kalamba at ...
Stone vessels are among the commonest finds in the elite tombs of Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt. [8] The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged ...
Jars were usually made from clay or carved stone and placed in caves. The oldest dated jar fragments are from the Dalan Serkot Caves in Cagayan Valley, radiocarbon dated to around 1581 ± 34 BCE (1947–1753 cal. BCE). The most recent jar burial remains are from Banton Cave in Banton, Romblon island, and Balisong Cave in Pilar, Panay island ...
Stone vessels on display in the Burnt House in Jerusalem. The use of stone vessels made from soft limestone/chalkstone among Jews during the Second Temple period and beyond was widespread across Judea, Galilee and the Golan Heights. Initially appearing in the early 1st century BCE, these vessels continued to be utilized in each region for ...
Series 1 are carved into the tops of stone bowls, one of them quite massive and if made offsite an ordeal to carry. The short carvings on them are translated as mostly light fare like blessings and personal names. Series 2 of inscriptions are carved into pottery before firing. 3 and 4 below are jars and wall plaster. [citation needed]
Alabaster is a porous stone and can be dyed into any colour or shade, a technique used for centuries. [13] For this the stone needs to be fully immersed in various pigment solutions and heated to a specific temperature. [13] The technique can be used to disguise alabaster. In this way an imitation of coral that is called "alabaster coral" is ...