See .. Archaeologists solve the mystery of giant jerry groats .. More than 1000 years old

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He discovered 137 stones that could be "death grits" dating from more than a thousand years. The discovery follows a great mystery about the use of these stones in a remote and mountainous forest in Laos, the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula.

Experts said the carved stones are different from each other, with a height of 10 feet (3 meters) and weighing up to one tonne.

The experts pointed out that these stones have different uses, which are said to be "jars buried" to store human remains – while local legends say the stones are used to be a warehouse where liquor is placed.

Researchers believe that the giant stone vessels had something to do with the disposal of the dead, but little is known about the original function of the jars and the people who deposited them in the places they now found.

Blades of the dead

Archaeologist Dugald O'Reilly and Nicholas Scobal of the Australian National University and colleagues cataloged 137 new jars, found in 15 newly-identified sites, in remote and mountainous forests.

Dr. O'Reilly said the findings show that the old burial practices associated with the tractor were more widespread than previously thought.

"We have rediscovered them now," he said. "We hope to build a clear picture of this culture and how to get rid of their death. There is no evidence of the occupation of the area where the jars were found."

Another hypothesis suggests that the jars were designed to capture monsoon water for boiling and use by convoys passing through the area, O'Reilly said.

Blades of the dead

Blades of the dead

Blades of the dead

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