via Newsweek, 31 March 2022: Newly-discovered stone jars in Assam are thought to be connected to the ones in Laos.
A forest full of mysterious, giant stone jars dating back thousands of years has been discovered in India. But what they were used for, why they were buried, and who made them is unknown.
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) discovered the monolithic site in the Dima Hasao Province, Assam, India, during a survey of the region in 2020.
Strange, buried limestone jars were first found in Assam in the early 1900s, but they were not recorded systematically until the mid 2010s, researchers said in a study published in the journal Asian Archaeology.
Source: Forest Full of Mysterious, Prehistoric Giant Jars Discovered
See also:
- Assam: ‘Mysterious’ giant stone jars found in India | 1 April 2022
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- An ancient people, lost to time? Mystery of giant sandstone jars found in Assam | The Print, 5 April 2022
- Megalithic jar phenomenon linked northeast with southeast Asia | Times of India, 05 April 2022
- Archaeologists Have Unearthed 65 Giant Stone Jars In India | ArtNews, 6 April 2022
- Assam archaeologists stumble upon world’s biggest stone jar site | EastMojo, 6 April 2022
- Giant, mysterious megalithic jars were unearthed in northeastern India | CTV News, 7 April 2022
- Explained: How ancient megalithic jars connect Assam with Laos and Indonesia | The Indian Express, 12 April 2022
- Ancient stone jars in India remain a mystery to modern researchers | Big Think, 14 April 2022
