Kawtchhuah Ropui
Kawtchhuah Ropui | |
Kawtchhuah Ropui Menhirs | |
Kawtchhuah Ropui Location in Mizoram, India Kawtchhuah Ropui Kawtchhuah Ropui (India) | |
| Location | Vangchhia, Champhai district, Mizoram, India |
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| Coordinates | 23°17′48″N 93°22′39″E / 23.2967°N 93.3776°E |
| Type | Megalithic site |
| Area | approx. 45 km² |
| History | |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Founded | Estimated 14th–15th century CE or earlier |
| Abandoned | Unknown |
| Periods | Iron Age, possibly Neolithic |
| Cultures | Mizo |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2016–2019 |
| Archaeologists | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Condition | Preserved |
| Ownership | Government of India |
| Management | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Public access | Yes |
Kawtchhuah Ropui (literally The Great Entranceway in the Mizo language) is an archaeological heritage site located near Vangchhia village in Champhai district, Mizoram, India. It comprises around 170 menhirs (standing stones) engraved with human and animal figures, floral motifs, and weapons. In 2012, the site was declared Mizoram’s first centrally protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).