In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Illustrations Figures 1.1. Map of the Caribbean 4 1.2. General cultural chronology of the Greater Antilles 7 1.3. General cultural chronology of the Lesser Antilles 8 2.1. Interior section of Hartford Cave, the Bahamas 16 2.2. Representative petroglyphs from the Bahamas 17 2.3. Representations of Taíno cemís 18 3.1. Distribution of pictographs by color for Cuba 28 3.2. Cueva Ambrosio, Matanzas Province, Cuba 30 3.3. Interconnected Lines pictograph style, Cueva Pluma, Cuba 31 3.4. Incised petroglyphs from Cueva de los Petroglifos, Cuba 33 4.1. Examples of Jamaican petroglyph designs 50 4.2. Birdmen pictographs at Mountain River Cave 51 4.3. Bird pictographs at Mountain River Cave 52 4.4. Geometric and abstract pictographs at Potoo Hole 53 4.5. Petroglyphs at Cuckold Point and Hull Cave 56 5.1. Sketch map of Warminster/Genus rockshelter, Jamaica 59 5.2. Panel 7 petroglyphs at Warminster/Genus rockshelter, Jamaica 68 5.3. Panel 2 petroglyphs at Warminster/Genus rockshelter, Jamaica 69 5.4. Panel 4 petroglyphs at Warminster/Genus rockshelter, Jamaica 71 5.5. Nychthemeral cycle of spirits 75 viii / Illustrations 6.1.Voûte à Minguet petroglyph cave site 82 6.2. Bassin Zim petroglyph cave site 83 7.1. Dominican Chacuey petroglyph style 95 7.2. Dominican Hoyo de Sanabe pictograph style 99 7.3. Dominican Borbón pictograph tradition 100 8.1. Dominican José María pictograph school 104 8.2. Dominican Borbón pictograph school 106 8.3. Dominican Berna pictograph school 108 8.4. Dominican geometric petroglyphs 111 9.1. Selected anthropomorphic images, Puerto Rico 120 9.2. Selected zoomorphic and abstract images, Puerto Rico 121 9.3. Plan of Cueva Lucero, Galleries A–D 123 9.4. Petroglyph sequence, Caguana, Puerto Rico 129 9.5. Portion of Reef Bay, St. John, U.S.Virgin Islands 133 10.1. Enclosed-body petroglyph forms, Parc Archéologique des Roches Gravées,Trois-Rivières 141 10.2. Mirrored anthropomorphic petroglyph,Trois-Rivières 142 10.3. Facial petroglyph, Plessis River, Baillif/ Vieux-Habitant Commune 143 10.4. Face and wrapped-body petroglyph/pictograph, Marie Galante Island 145 11.1. Distribution of petroglyph sites, Lesser Antillean Windward Islands 152 11.2. Representative images of petroglyphs, Lesser Antillean Windward Islands 153 12.1. Upper-level prehistoric monochrome pictographs, Bonaire 165 12.2. Prehistoric and modern overlay pictographs, Bonaire 166 12.3. Original prehistoric pictographs, Bonaire 168 12.4. Modern 1927 design and reputed Mayan glyph representation, Bonaire 173 13.1. Quadirikiri pictograph cave, Aruba 178 13.2. Anthropomorphic pictograph, Aruba 179 Illustrations / ix 13.3. Polychrome anthropomorphic and geometric composite pictograph, Aruba 180 13.4. Zoomorphic polychrome pictograph, Aruba 181 14.1. Equipment setup, Puerto Rico 191 14.2. Digitized 3-D image of a bird-form petroglyph at Caguana 192 14.3. Caguana anthropomorphic figure as drawn and in digitized form 196 15.1. Plan and rock art of Cueva la Catedral 223 15.2. Cueva la Catedral pictographs 224 15.3. Cueva la Catedral pictographs 225 15.4. Cueva la Catedral pictographs 226 Tables 3.1. Number and Type of Cuban Rock Art Sites by Province 27 3.2. Protection Status of Cuban Rock Art Sites by Province 36 7.1. Number and Percentage of Caves with Petroglyphs and Pictographs by Province 91 9.1. Distribution of Rock Art Sites by Physical Location for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 118 11.1. Distribution of Petroglyph Sites and Images by Island 149 11.2.Windward Islands Petroglyph Tradition A Characteristics 154 11.3.Windward Islands Petroglyph Tradition B Characteristics 155 11.4.Windward Islands Petroglyph Tradition C Characteristics 156 11.5.Windward Islands Petroglyph Tradition D Characteristics 157 11.6. Chronological Periods, Ceramic Series, and Petroglyph Traditions for the Windward Islands 159 15.1. Rock Art Survey and Documentation Status 200 15.2. Rock Art Site Densities 206 15.3. Rock Art Image Densities 208 15.4. Rock Art Site Locations 210 15.5. Rock Art Image Site and Type Data 212 15.6. Rock Art Chronological Indicators 215 15.7. Rock Art Legal and Conservation Status 234 ...

Share