Plan of Jars, Phonsavan region, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas (Bull Ring), mainly used for bullfighting, built in 1929, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Plain of Jars, Xieng Khouang (Xieng Khuang) Province, Laos

The 2000 year old Plain of Jars, Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang (Xieng Khuang) Province, Laos

The 2000 year old Plain of Jars, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos, Asia

Earthenware jars, Jabrin castle, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Roman town of Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Plaza de Toros (bullring), Madrid, Spain, Europe

Laotian man at the Plain of Jars, prehistoric stone jars near the town of Phansavan, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Clay containers, Malia Palace, archaeological excavation site, Minoan Palace, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe

Archeology, ancient large stone jars scattered in the landscape, Plain of Jars, Jar Site 1, Thong Hai Hin, near Phonsavan, province of Xieng Khouang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Archeology, ancient large stone jars scattered in the landscape, Plain of Jars, Jar Site 1, Thong Hai Hin, near Phonsavan, province of Xieng Khouang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Archeology, large ancient stone jars in the landscape, Plain of Jars, Jar Site 1, Thong Hai Hin, at Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang province, Laos, Southeast Asia

Archeology, ancient large stone jars in the landscape, Plain of Jars, Jar Site 1, Thong Hai Hin, near Phonsavan, province of Xieng Khouang, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Archeology, large ancient stone jars in the landscape, Plain of Jars, Jar Site 1, Thong Hai Hin, at Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang province, Laos, Southeast Asia

Excavations Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Plain of jars in a field, Valley of Jars, Phonsavan, Laos

Plain of Jars, Central Laos - February 2003: A dramatic sunset forms a dramatic backdrop behind the mysterious Plain of Jars in central Laos. The stone jars are still an enigma for archeologists, who have dated the relics to the period between 500 BC and 800 AD. There are many theories as to what the jars were used for and how they were created, but none of the theories are considered definitive.

Megalithic stone jars at Site 2, Plain of Jars, Xiangkhouang, Laos

Girl on beach carrying jar of shells

Turkey, Ephesus, Pottery outside private houses