Mysterious tribe left bodies in jars

By James Owen | NationalGeographic.com


Perched in some cases on precarious cliff ledges, centuries-old log coffinssuch as this one, pictured alongside researcher Nancy Beavanand “body jars” are the only known traces of an unknown Cambodian tribe. Now new dating studies are beginning to assure the unnamed culture a place in history.

Ten such burial spots have been found in the Cardamom Mountains (map) since 2003, and at least one is at least 160 feet high (50 meters)the intention apparently being that “anyone trying to disturb the burials would break their neck,” said Beavan, who led the new study.

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