Na Mon: Phoung Village, Phasai district The DoH has labeled a site near Ban Phong Mai as Site 68 (it is also listed on this database as Site 70). This site comprised 21 buried stone jars. Regrettably, the site was disturbed by a rare-earth mining operation nearby during road construction. The site was partially excavated by the DoH in a rescue operation.
The Xieng Khouang Provincial Government previously noted 11 jars and one disc at Na Mon. Skopal and Bounxayhip confirmed these and recorded a further 5 jars. Excavation of the site in 2024 revealed more jars, totalling 21.
Nine of the jars are made from granite and the remaining 7 from sandstone according to Skopal and Bounxayhip. The site is positioned on a flat expanse along a ridgeline with no discernible views due to thick vegetation. The jars have flat and outer rim styles with 14 of the 16 jars buried to the rim. There is no observable stone source in the vicinity.
On January 9th, 2023 a report was received that this site had been destroyed during road construction. It was reported that a majority of the jars were displaced and completely damaged. The site was excavated by the Provincial DoH to save some information in 2024.
Na Mon: Phoung Village, Phasai district The DoH has labeled a site near Ban Phong Mai as Site 68 (it is also listed on this database as Site 70). This site comprised 21 buried stone jars. Regrettably, the site was disturbed by a rare-earth mining operation nearby during road construction. The site was partially excavated by the DoH in a rescue operation.
The Xieng Khouang Provincial Government previously noted 11 jars and one disc at Na Mon. Skopal and Bounxayhip confirmed these and recorded a further 5 jars. Excavation of the site in 2024 revealed more jars, totalling 21.
Nine of the jars are made from granite and the remaining 7 from sandstone according to Skopal and Bounxayhip. The site is positioned on a flat expanse along a ridgeline with no discernible views due to thick vegetation. The jars have flat and outer rim styles with 14 of the 16 jars buried to the rim. There is no observable stone source in the vicinity.
On January 9th, 2023 a report was received that this site had been destroyed during road construction. It was reported that a majority of the jars were displaced and completely damaged. The site was excavated by the Provincial DoH to save some information in 2024.