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Detailed explanation-1: -Researchers have uncovered giant “mysterious” jars in India that may have been used for ancient human burial practices. The 65 sandstone jars were found scattered over four sites in the north-eastern state of Assam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guwahati: Researchers from different institutions in Northeast India have found stone jars from seven sites in the East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya. The seven sites where the stones jars have been found are Saipung, New Plang Moi, Thuruk, Mualhoi, Mualsei Thialsen Tlang, Mualsei Neng Seng, and Mualsei Lungmaicham.

Detailed explanation-3: -Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found in peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly in Vidarbha), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to archaeologists R.K.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coal, cement grade limestone,china clay, iron ore, glass sand, sillimanite, granite etc. are the main economic minerals of Assam. Out of these, coal & limestone are already being mined in Assam successfully and a few cement plants are already in operation.

Detailed explanation-5: -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 Melange Puram), Ndunglo and Bolasan (now Nuchubunglo).