Megalithic Jars unearthed in Assam

In the Dima Hasao district of Assam, a number of megalithic stone jars have been discovered.

  • The jars of Assam were first sighted in 1929 by British civil servants James Philip Mills and John Henry Hutton, who recorded their presence in six sites in Dima Hasao: Derebore (now Hojai Dobongling), Kobak, Kartong, Molongpa (now Melangpeuram), Ndunglo and Bolasan (now Nuchubunglo).
  • At one site, Nuchubunglo, as many as 546 jars were found and this is arguably the largest such site in the world.

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  • The discovery of a number of megalithic stone jars in Assam' Dima Hasao district has ....
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