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Hintang Nalae
Street address: Ban Chomsy, Muang Nalae, Khoueng Luang Namtha, Laos
Mailing address: Luang Namtha Provincial Service of Information and Culture, Ban Oudomsin, Muang Luang Namtha, Khoueng Luang Namtha, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 86 312029
Fax: 856 (0) 86 312030
Contact: Sengthong Photiboupha Deputy Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 20 548 7989 (mobile)
Opening hours: Access only with prior permission from the authorities
The standing stones or menhirs of Hintang Nalae are grouped in small clusters on mountaintops in a remote area some 110 kilometres from the provincial capital. Bearing a strong resemblance to those of other contemporaneous megalithic cultures in the region, they are incised with various designs, indicating that they were almost certainly of ritual significance. Access is difficult and demands a six-hour cross-country walk from the nearest road. As yet there has been no archaeological investigation of the menhirs, which are not yet registered as a cultural site and therefore off-limits to visitors without prior permission.
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