Rock Art of the Caribbean

by Hayward, Michele H.; Atkinson, Lesley-Gail; Cinquino, Michael A.; Curet, L. Antonio

• ISBN13: 9780817355302
• ISBN10: 0817355308
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-14
• Publisher: Univ of Alabama Pr

Summary

This compilation by an international group of scholars focuses on the nature of Caribbean rock art or rock graphics and makes clear the region's substantial and distinctive rock art tradition. Thorough and comparative, it includes data on the history of rock graphic research, the nature of the assemblages (image numbers, types, locations), and the legal, conservation, and research status of the image sites.

Author Biography

Michele H. Hayward, Archaeologist, Panamerican Consultants, Inc.; Lesley-Gail Atkinson, Archaeologist, Jamaica National Heritage Trust; and Michael A. Cinquino, Archaeologist, Panamerican Consultants, Inc.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Rock Art within the Bahamian Archipelago	p. 13
History, Survey, Conservation, and Interpretation of Cuban Rock Art	p. 22
Sacred Landscapes: Imagery, Iconography, and Ideology in Jamaican Rock Art	p. 41
Caring for the Spirit Helpers: Recording, Graffiti Removal, Interpretation, and Management of the Warminster/Genus Rockshelter, Jamaica	p. 58
The Rock Images of Haiti: A Living Heritage	p. 78
Rock Art Studies in the Dominican Republic	p. 90
Rock Art of the Dominican Republic and Caribbean	p. 102
Rock Art of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands	p. 115
The Rock Art of Guadeloupe, French West Indies	p. 137
Contextual Analysis of the Lesser Antillean Windward Islands Petroglyphs: Methods and Results	p. 147
Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles	p. 161
Rock Art of Aruba	p. 175
A New Method for Recording Petroglyphs: The Research Potential of Digitized Images	p. 188
The Mute Stones Speak: The Past, Present, and Future of Caribbean Rock Art Research	p. 198
References Cited	p. 241
Contributors	p. 271
Index	p. 273
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