Researchers have unearthed 65 giant "mysterious" jars in Assam that may have been used for ancient burial practices. The sandstone jars uncovered by a team led by Tilok Thakuria, from North Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya, and Uttam Bathari, from Gauhati University in Assam vary in shape and decoration. Some of the jars are tall and cylindrical, while others are partly or fully buried in the ground, according to the study published in the Journal of Asian Archaeology. Similar jars, some of which span up to three metres high and two metres wide, have previously been uncovered in Laos and Indonesia, researchers said. "We still don't know who made the giant jars or where they lived. It's all a bit of a mystery," said Nicholas Skopal, a PhD student at The Australian Natio...
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