Plain of Jars culture

Plain of Jars culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) from c. 500 BCE to 500 CE, a span of 999 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Iron Age people on the Xieng Khouang plateau of Laos carved thousands of stone jars, some up to 3 metres tall, used in funeral rituals.

See Plain of Jars culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 500 BCE to 500 CE

Duration

999 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 500 BCE Dong Son bronze drums
• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue
• 40 Trung sisters' revolt

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Second Chinese domination 43 to 544 CE
• Funan c. 68 to 550 CE
• First Chinese domination (Han) 111 BCE to 40 CE
• Langkasuka c. 100 to 1400 CE
• Kutai Martadipura c. 350 to 1605 CE
• Van Lang c. 700 to 258 BCE
• Tarumanagara c. 358 to 669 CE
• Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East

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