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The '''Giant jars of Assam''', is the name given to the several hundred large stone jars which have been unearthed across four sites in [[Assam]], India,<ref name="edu.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/mysterious-giant-stone-jars-found-in-india|title=Mysterious giant stone jars found in India {{pipe}} Australian National University|website=anu.edu.au|date=30 March 2022 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref> covering a {{convert|300|km2|sqmi}} swath of the state.<ref name="arstechnica">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/archaeologists-find-dozens-of-giant-stone-jars-on-indian-hillsides/|title=We don't know who made the giant stone jars found in northern India|website=Ars Technica|date=20 April 2022 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref> They range from {{convert|1|to|3|m|ftin}} tall.<ref name="edition">{{cite web |author=Megan Marples |title=Giant, mysterious megalithic jars were unearthed in northeastern India |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/07/world/megalithic-stone-jars-assam-india-scn/index.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=CNN |date=7 April 2022 }}</ref> Researchers believe they may have been used for ancient human burial practices.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60937348|title=Assam: &#x27;Mysterious&#x27; giant stone jars found in India|website=BBC News|date=31 March 2022 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Stone vessel]]<br />
* [[Plain of Jars]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* An archaeological survey of the Assam stone jar sites, Tilok Thakuria, Uttam Bathari, Nicholas Skopal, Asian Archaeology, 2022, No.1-2, pp.&nbsp;41–50<br />
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Megalithic monuments]]<br />
[[Category:Stone sculptures in India]]<br />
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