The mysterious cemetery on the cliff is 100 meters high

More than a hundred urns and many coffins containing skeletons are placed on the cliffs in Cambodia's remote forest for centuries, holding the secrets of a mysterious nation.

Why is the bone placed in a vase on a cliff about 100 meters high in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains? Who are these people really? Those are the questions that make the research experts not to suffer from headaches.

Wooden coffins on the cliff of Cardamom range.(Photo: AFP)

For 7 years, Nancy Beavan, an archaeologist specializing in carbon dating, sought answers to the ancient graveyard. She carefully paired up the clues in the history books, sailing boats to a mysterious tribe living in the Angkor era, she also went to the field at 10 locations around the region in southwestern Cambodia.

AFP quoted Beavan as a question: "Why put bones in pots? This practice does not appear in any other area of ​​Cambodia."

Tests show that some bone fragments found in the cemetery date to 600 years, of which 10 are dated from the 15th to the 17th centuries, and 12 coffins (the oldest is from the century). 14) found in the Cardamom Mountains.

According to researchers, it is not strange in Asian countries to hang coffins on cliffs . This is considered the oldest burial form of Chinese people. The scientific group said that among the bones buried in this mysterious cemetery, a part came from the Siamese kingdom, which is now Thailand. The remainder belongs to a minority living in the reign of the Angkor dynasty. This dynasty ruled Cambodia for six centuries and built the famous Angkor Wat complex.

The urns that archaeologists found on the cliff. (Photo: AFP )

However, the scientific community cannot explain why the remains are preserved in the vases, because in a Buddhist country like Cambodia, cremation has been a custom that is followed by the majority of the people. On the other hand, until now there has not been any record of the Cambodian custom of such a profanity.