Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia)
Maliwawa Panel
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇦🇺 Northern Territory, West Arnhem, Maliwawa, Australia
About
About Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia)
Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia) in Northern Territory, West Arnhem, Maliwawa, Australia is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 4.2 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 30 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1967
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1000 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1927
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1414 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
12.2000° S · 133.3000° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia) — panel with stratified deposits
12.1995° S · 133.3015° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia) — gallery with stratified deposits
12.1982° S · 133.3007° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Maliwawa — Ancillary Rock Panel (West Arnhem, Australia) — engraving with stratified deposits
12.1996° S · 133.2980° E