"We still don't know who made the giant jars or where they lived. It's all a bit of a mystery," via Phys Image Caption/Credit: Jars at Herakilo site/Tilok Thakuria Mysterious giant 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 (ANU). The 65 newly discovered sandstone 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. "We still don't know who made the giant jars or where they lived. It's all a bit of a mystery," ANU Ph.D. student Nicholas Skopal said. Another mystery is what the giant jars were used for. The researchers believe it is likely they were associated with mortuary practices. "There are stories from the Naga people,