The Plain of Jars, located in Laos, is one of the most mysterious and dangerous archaeological sites in the world. The plain is scattered with thousands of massive stone jars, puzzling historians, archaeologists, and locals for centuries. Were they ancient funerary urns? Brewing vessels for giants? Or something more otherworldly? -------------------- WATCH PALS Website: www.watchpals.show -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.com Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES
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-------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:21 - Introduction 00:01:01 - New Show The Watch Pals Coming Soon! 00:03:01 - The Plain of Jars 00:22:25 - Common Theories 00:38:46 - Our Theories 00:40:49 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #plainofjars, #xiengkhuang, #laos, #secretwar, #vietnamwar, #ironage, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious
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