ANCIENT MEGALITHIC JARS IN ASSAM

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• The paper, ‘An archaeological survey of the Assam stone jar sites’ documents three distinct jar shapes (bulbous top with conical end; biconcial; cylindrical) on spurs, hill slopes and ridge lines.
  
  
• At one site, Nuchubunglo, as many as 546 jars were found. This is arguably the largest such site in the world.
  
  
• The study published in Asian Archaeology, calls for more research to understand the “likely cultural relationship” between Assam and Laos and Indonesia, the only two other sites where similar jars have been found.