Plain of Jars

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Plain of Jars, region, N Laos, at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera Annamese Cordillera , Fr. Chaîne Annamitique, principal mountain range of mainland Southeast Asia, extending c.700 mi (1,130 km) from N central Laos SE to S central Vietnam; Ngoc Linh (8,524 ft/2,598 m) in Vietnam is the highest peak.
..... Click the link for more information. . Over 300 jars, c.1,500 to 2,000 years old, are scattered across its landscape. Averaging 272 lbs (600 kg), the jars range from 3 to 10 ft (1–3 m) in height. Their origin and function remain mysteries. From the mid-1960s through the early 70s, the Plain of Jars was the scene of heavy fighting between the Pathet Lao and U.S.-backed troops.

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No references found			To the Editor: In May 2003, a previously healthy, 42-year-old rice farmer and miller, living on the Plain of Jars (Xieng Khuang Province) in northeast Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) (Laos), dehusked and polished glutinous rice in her hand-operated rice mill. Sporotrichosis, Plain of Jars, Lao People's Democratic Republic by White, Nicholas J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases He knows that they are the roots of poppies, the poppies that grow all over the Plain of Jars, swaying acres of red mouths licking at the sky. Poppies by SMITH, SYBIL / U.S. Catholic			Plagiosauria plagiosere Plagiotropism PLAGO Plague Plague Revolt Plague Sunday Plague-Like Diseases of Animals plagues of Egypt plagues on Egypt plaice plaid Plaid Cymru plaid screen Plain plain arch plain ASCII plain ashlar plain bar Plain Bearing plain concrete plain lap plain masonry plain milling cutter plain of denudation Plain of Jars plain of lateral planation plain of marine denudation plain of marine erosion plain of submarine denudation Plain Old Documentation Plain Old Telephone Service Plain Old Telephone System plain rail plain reinforcement plain sailing plain slicing plain TeX plain tile plain tract plain turning plain vanilla plain weave plain whorl Plain, the plain-cut joint plain-laid plain-sawing plain-sawn plainchant Plainfield			Plain Flooding plain flour plain flour Plain Freaking Crazy plain hunting plain hunting plain hunting plain interpretation Plain Jane plain Janes Plain language Plain Language Action and Information Network Plain Language Action Network Plain Language Address Plain Language Address Designator Plain Language Address Directory Plain Language Address/Office Symbol Plain Language Address/Routing Indicator Plain Language Consumer Contract Act plain lap plain lap plain masonry Plain meaning Plain Meaning Rule plain milling cutter Plain molding Plain Normal Saline Solution plain of denudation Plain of Jars plain of lateral planation plain of marine denudation plain of marine erosion plain of submarine denudation Plain of Thessaly Plain of Thessaly Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty Plain Old Cellular Service Plain Old CLR Interface Plain Old CLR Object Plain Old Data Plain Old Document Plain Old Documentation Plain Old Documentation Plain Old HTML Plain Old Java Interface Plain Old Java Object Plain Old Orbix Protocol Plain Old Provisioning System Plain Old Semantic HTML Plain Old Telephone Plain Old Telephone Line Plain Old Telephone Network Plain old telephone service Plain old telephone service Plain old telephone service Plain Old Telephone Service and Pretty Amazing New Stuff Plain Old Telephone System Plain Old Telephone System

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