Mysterious Giant Stone Jars Found in India

Mysterious giant stone jars found in India. Mysterious giant stone jars that may have been used for burial rituals have been unearthed across four new sites in Assam, India. The discovery comes from a major collaboration involving researchers at the Australian National University. The 65 newly discovered giant stone jars vary in shape and decoration with some tall and cylindrical and others partly or fully buried in the ground. Similar jars, some of which span up to three meters high and two meters wide, have previously been uncovered in Laos and Indonesia. So far scientists still don't know who made the giant jars or where they lived. It's all a bit of a mystery. Another mystery is what the giant stone jars were used for. The researchers believe it is likely they were associated with mortuary practices. The Naga people, current ethnic group in northeast India, tell stories of finding the Assam jars filled with cremated remains, beads and other material artifacts. Welcome to Science Unmasked. Please subscribe and turn on the notification button so you can get our latest videos. The giant stone jars appear to be funerary jars. This theory aligns with findings from the other sites with giant stone jars in other countries, including Laos, which are also tied to burial rituals. Initially the aim of the new research was to survey the existing sites in Assam. However, as the researchers moved about the landscape they realized there was more new jars sites to be uncovered. The surveying and reporting of these sites are for great importance in regard to heritage management in India. It seems as though there aren't any living ethnic groups in India associated with the jars, which means there is an importance to maintain the cultural heritage. The researchers worked with local communities on the ground to uncover potential sites with giant stone jars, often through areas of mountainous jungle that were difficult to navigate. The longer researchers take to find them, the greater chance that they will be destroyed as more crops are planted in these areas and the forests are cut down. Once the sites have been recorded, it becomes easier for the government to work with the local communities to protect and maintain them so they are not being destroyed. The research was led by Telok Thakuria from Northern Eastern Hill University and Uttam Bahari from Guwahati University. The study findings are published in the Journal of Asian Archaeology. That's all from Science Unmasked. Remember to subscribe and like our videos and share it with your friends.