Overall, the discussions show strong support and genuine interest, with phrases like 'remarkable new paper' and references to dating the sites, demonstrating enthusiasm. The tone and context reflect appreciation for the scientific advances and the cultural significance, though some tweets briefly mention broader implications or personal experiences with the sites, indicating both curiosity and respect for the archaeological findings.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions recognize the significance of the research and support its findings, with many referencing the dating methods and the cultural importance of the sites.
InterestHigh interest
Posts demonstrate high curiosity and enthusiasm, mentioning specific details like the radiocarbon and U/Pb zircon results, and expressing fascination with the sites' history.
EngagementHigh engagement
Several contributions include detailed references, comparisons to similar archaeological findings, and mentions of ongoing challenges like bomb removal, indicating deep engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
The recognition of the research's importance to understanding Southeast Asian history and the acknowledgment of technical breakthroughs suggest perceived high impact.
Abstract in brief
The megalithic jar sites of Laos, known as the Plain of Jars, are ancient, mysterious archaeological sites featuring large stone jars that may have been placed there as early as the late second millennium BC, based on luminescence dating.
Geochronological studies, including U-Pb zircon and radiocarbon dating, reveal insights into the origins of the stone and the timeline of site use, indicating that the jars held ritual significance from ancient times through at least the 10th to 13th centuries AD.
The UNESCO World Heritage designation highlights the importance of these sites, which remain complex and poorly understood, with ongoing research aiming to uncover more about their cultural and historical context.]
@Trey_Explainer Laos had a 4000 year old megalithic culture that just loved creating massive stone jars. Source: Dating the megalithic culture of laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results https://t.co/E32OjPbLRW
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GemsOfINDOLOGY
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Similar jars ~3000 years old even more enormous with some going up to 10 feet in height and 6.5 feet (2 meters) in width, found in 2016 in Laos were found to contain cremated human remains
#Archaeology
https://t.co/kbRZ5FMzx7
https://t.co/8k2G1Imwol https://t.co/tWPFNBhjCN
Asia
Megaliths
Plain of Jars
Thread of 31 Slides
Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results https://t.co/9wo8dDMY4P
Dec 5, 2023 · 27 likes · 5 shares · 7,590 followersView post →
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Professor Rachel Popelka-Filcoff
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A new paper from @UniMelb @SciMelb #ArchaeologicalScience on "Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results" by Louise Shewan et al. in PLOS ONE:
https://t.co/pM9V7AvE7k https://t.co/ruZfnM2CZa
Mar 18, 2021 · 23 likes · 4 shares · 743 followersView post →
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Southeast Asian Archaeology
@seaarch · X
via PLoS One, 10 March 2021: A exciting new paper by Shewan et al. dates the Plain of Jars to as early as the late second millennium BC, while the associated burials to a more fairly recent 9-13th centuries CE. https://t.co/abixIaijco
Mar 10, 2021 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 3,307 followersView post →
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ISEAArchaeology
@iseaarchaeology · X
Remarkable new paper on #dating the megalithic jars of the #PlainofJars #Laos! #archaeology #SoutheastAsia @ancientchildren @KDomett @BanNonWat @UNESCO
https://t.co/4AW1U8hjBe
Mar 13, 2021 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,056 followersView post →
The megalithic jar sites of Laos, known as the Plain of Jars, date back to as early as the late second millennium BC. Radiocarbon and luminescence dating reveal their significance from ancient times through the 10th to…
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Last monument he discussed is in Laos, the most bombed place in the world done, yet again, by the US during the Vietnam war. Archeological work is difficult as all sites have to be checked for cluster bombs. Bombs still kill many each year. Bomb clearing will take 100 yrs
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RT @RicardoCalvrio1: Asia
Megaliths
Plain of Jars
Thread of 31 Slides
Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimula…
Dec 5, 2023 · 5 shares · 1,204 followersView post →
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sherman osborn
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RT @RicardoCalvrio1: Asia
Megaliths
Plain of Jars
Thread of 31 Slides
Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimula…
Dec 5, 2023 · 5 shares · 5,240 followersView post →
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RT @RicardoCalvrio1: Asia
Megaliths
Plain of Jars
Thread of 31 Slides
Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimula…
Dec 5, 2023 · 5 shares · 3,430 followersView post →
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Ricardo Calvário - History Myths & Legends
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Asia
Megaliths
Plain of Jars
Thread of 31 Slides
Dating the megalithic culture of laos:
Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results https://t.co/9wo8dDMY4P
Dec 5, 2023 · 27 likes · 5 shares · 7,590 followersView post →
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Hind
@meamanraj06 · X
RT @GemsOfINDOLOGY: Similar jars ~3000 years old even more enormous with some going up to 10 feet in height and 6.5 feet (2 meters) in widt…
Similar jars ~3000 years old even more enormous with some going up to 10 feet in height and 6.5 feet (2 meters) in width, found in 2016 in Laos were found to contain cremated human remains
#Archaeology
https://t.co/kbRZ5FMzx7
https://t.co/8k2G1Imwol https://t.co/tWPFNBhjCN
RT @Historysmilo: @Trey_Explainer Laos had a 4000 year old megalithic culture that just loved creating massive stone jars. Source: Dating t…
Aug 18, 2021 · 2 shares · 549 followersView post →
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Stefan Milosavljevich
@Historysmilo · X
@Trey_Explainer Laos had a 4000 year old megalithic culture that just loved creating massive stone jars. Source: Dating the megalithic culture of laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results https://t.co/E32OjPbLRW
Aug 18, 2021 · 55 likes · 2 shares · 6,958 followersView post →
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Lucy Clarke
@DrLucyClarke · X
RT @glosgeog: New open access research article involving #GlosLuminescence: dating the Plain of Jars in Laos https://t.co/PvN1h88yfn @unio…
May 5, 2021 · 1 share · 1,638 followersView post →
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GlosGeog
@glosgeog · X
New open access research article involving #GlosLuminescence: dating the Plain of Jars in Laos https://t.co/PvN1h88yfn @uniofglos @UoGNatSocSci https://t.co/HjwaXeDarh
May 5, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 683 followersView post →
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Prof. Juan Cisneros ⚒️
@PaleoCisneros · X
Eu não tinha ideia da existência disto. Centenas de cilindros de pedra, ocos, com 3 mil anos de idade, espalhados em Laos. Esperando alguém falar em baterias alienígenas em 3, 2, 1...
https://t.co/1XdArbWocf https://t.co/p9T3xkBjQA
#考古学のおやつ 3/3
→葬送活動は紀元後9~13世紀に行われた。
cf. Louise Shewan et al. "Dating the megalithic culture of laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results" PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247167.
[PLOS ONE (@PLOSONE)] https://t.co/jUKH2VyJsS
RT @PopelkaFilcoff: A new paper from @UniMelb @SciMelb #ArchaeologicalScience on "Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optic…
Mar 22, 2021 · 4 shares · 134 followersView post →
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CAA Australasia
@CAA_Australasia · X
RT @PopelkaFilcoff: A new paper from @UniMelb @SciMelb #ArchaeologicalScience on "Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optic…
Mar 18, 2021 · 4 shares · 691 followersView post →
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Dr Amy Prendergast
@AmyLPrendergast · X
RT @PopelkaFilcoff: A new paper from @UniMelb @SciMelb #ArchaeologicalScience on "Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optic…
Mar 18, 2021 · 4 shares · 1,607 followersView post →
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Professor Rachel Popelka-Filcoff
@PopelkaFilcoff · X
A new paper from @UniMelb @SciMelb #ArchaeologicalScience on "Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results" by Louise Shewan et al. in PLOS ONE:
https://t.co/pM9V7AvE7k https://t.co/ruZfnM2CZa
Mar 18, 2021 · 23 likes · 4 shares · 743 followersView post →
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UoG Repository
@UniGlosRepos · X
Dating the megalithic culture of Laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results - read it here: https://t.co/wLVR3vG6N9
RT @iseaarchaeology: Remarkable new paper on #dating the megalithic jars of the #PlainofJars #Laos! #archaeology #SoutheastAsia @ancientchi…
Mar 14, 2021 · 2 shares · 3,730 followersView post →
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ISEAArchaeology
@iseaarchaeology · X
Remarkable new paper on #dating the megalithic jars of the #PlainofJars #Laos! #archaeology #SoutheastAsia @ancientchildren @KDomett @BanNonWat @UNESCO
https://t.co/4AW1U8hjBe
Mar 13, 2021 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,056 followersView post →
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Past and Curious
@past_andcurious · X
RT @CahiersSV: C'est un des sites les plus fascinants du Laos: la Plaine des Jarres. Ses immenses amphores de pierre (jusqu'à 3m de ht) rép…
Mar 12, 2021 · 1 share · 2,290 followersView post →
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Les Cahiers de S&V
@CahiersSV · X
C'est un des sites les plus fascinants du Laos: la Plaine des Jarres. Ses immenses amphores de pierre (jusqu'à 3m de ht) réparties sur plusieurs sites restent largement énigmatiques, moins de 10% d'entre elles ayant été étudiées (guerre, etc.)...
https://t.co/aDb4ZoCnvu https://t.co/yBjjVCkfZm
Mar 12, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,047 followersView post →
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Mordicus
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RT @seaarch: via PLoS One, 10 March 2021: A exciting new paper by Shewan et al. dates the Plain of Jars to as early as the late second mill…
Mar 11, 2021 · 3 shares · 173 followersView post →
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RT @seaarch: via PLoS One, 10 March 2021: A exciting new paper by Shewan et al. dates the Plain of Jars to as early as the late second mill…
Mar 11, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,867 followersView post →
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Southeast Asian Archaeology
@seaarch · X
via PLoS One, 10 March 2021: A exciting new paper by Shewan et al. dates the Plain of Jars to as early as the late second millennium BC, while the associated burials to a more fairly recent 9-13th centuries CE. https://t.co/abixIaijco
Mar 10, 2021 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 3,307 followersView post →
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... journals.plos. org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0247167 . They state "Until now, it has not been possible to estimate when the jars were first ...
e0247167, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247167 UNESCO World Heritage Centre. “Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars.” Unesco.org ...
... journals.plos. org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone. 0247167 . They state "Until now, it has not been possible to estimate when the jars were first ...