April
01
/ 2022
A team of researchers has documented the find of “mystery” stone jars from the state of Assam in northeastern India. The 65 stone jars were unearthed in 2020 from four sites across the Dima Hasao province in Assam. Remarkably, similar jars have been found at ancient sites in Laos and Indonesia. According to the BBC, the jars are not homogenous in size and shape, with some being tall and cylindrical and others partly or fully buried in the ground. They were likely used for human burials. The researchers are from three universities - the North-Eastern State University in Assam (NEHU), Nagaland University in the state of Nagaland in India and Australian National University ( ANU). Although such stone jars have
