Megalithic Portal: Latest from Caribbean Islands

Cueva de las Maravillas

IanMu4966 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:30:26 GMT

Cave or Rock Shelter in Caribbean Islands

Caguana

aluta — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:57:20 GMT

]]>Originally one of the most sacred areas of the indigenous Taino of Puerto Rico, this park boasts ten or more pre-Columbian sacred ball courts, as well as standing stones and petroglyphs. There is also a museum containing information and artifacts relating to the little-known Taino people. The descendants of the Taino live on the island today.

La Cueva del Indio (Puerto Rico)

KaiHofmann — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 17:27:09 GMT

]]>Cave close to the famous Arecibo radio observatory on the island of Puerto Rico. In the cave some petroglyps of human faces and geometric signs can be found.

Curaçao Hato Caves

KaiHofmann — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:55:50 GMT

Rock Art in Caribbean Islands

Ancient history of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and things to see on your visit

Andy B — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:44:19 GMT

]]>Regular readers will know that I do enjoy exploring the archaeology and prehistory of a lesser known part of the world, looking forward to where my next writing assignment will take us. This week we’re in the Turks and Caicos Islands, which occupy a strategic position in the northern West Indies. They face the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Bahamas, and north of Hispaniola - the island that’s home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This position has resulted in a unique culture history.

Las Caritas de Los Indios

KaiHofmann — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:44:48 GMT

Rock Art in Dominicana

Trois Rivières Rock Carvings

KaiHofmann — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 16:22:35 GMT

Rock art in the southern part of Gouadeloupe island.

St Vincent, Buccament

durhamnature — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:18:51 GMT

]]>Rock art on St Vincent, in the Lesser Antilles and Grenadines.

St Vincent, Colonarie

durhamnature — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:18:24 GMT

]]>Rock art in St Vincent, in the Lesser Antilles and Grenadines.

St Vincent - Yambou Pass

durhamnature — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:40:25 GMT

]]>Rock art on the island of St Vincent, in the Lesser Antilles and Grenadines.

St Vincent - Borrouallie

bat400 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:47:13 GMT

]]>Rock Art in St Vincent, in the Lesser Antilles and Grenadines.

Raul de Monteclaro (Dominican Rep)

bat400 — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:36:00 GMT

Prehistoric cave paintings found in Dominican Republic. See comment.. Rock Art in Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic.A cave with sixty-one petroglyphs and two rare bas-relief sculptures. Raul Fernandez, who lives nearby, discovered the art. According to Spanish archaeologist Adolfo Lopez, the rock art may be 5,000 years old.

Duquense Bay Petroglyphs, Grenada (Caribbean)

MikeShort — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:04:23 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Northern Grenada, Caribbean.Several Pre-Contact period carved rocks above and below high tide at the East end of Duquense Bay. The carving is unusual in that it is the only one in Grenada where the contours of the rock have been used to create a '3D' image.

Mt Rich Grenada (Caribbean)

MikeShort — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:59:09 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Mt Rich, Grenada, Letilles, Caribbean.Very large boulder with mass carvings, boulder now in stream bed in deep cut valley, having fallen from a higher location in recent years. This is the most important of the rock carvings in Grenada and one of the most important in the whole of the Caribbean for the sheer number of carvings on one rock.

Man-Face petroglyph (Union, Grenada)

MikeShort — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:50:30 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Grenada (Caribbean).Small carving on rock alongside stream next to road just a few metres downhill from the Police Station in the village of Union in the North of Grenada.