Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram)
Chandra West Face
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇮🇳 Mizoram, Lunglei, Chandra Shila, India
About
About Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram)
Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram) in Mizoram, Lunglei, Chandra Shila, India is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and domestic quarter. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 4.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 620 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
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
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1136 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1951
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1432 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
22.8800° N · 92.7300° E · 620 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram) — panel with stratified deposits
22.8811° N · 92.7303° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram) — gallery with stratified deposits
22.8821° N · 92.7322° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram) — engraving with stratified deposits
22.8820° N · 92.7308° ERock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Chandra Shila — Rock Shelter West Face (Mizoram) — boulder with stratified deposits
22.8786° N · 92.7286° E