Rock carving by the Kalinago inhabitants of Grenada

Kalinago petroglyphs can be found near Mt. Rich, in the North of the island Grenada.

Caribs or Kalinago

Kalinago meaning: island Caribs.

The name the Amerindians who migrated up through the Antilles called themselves, to distinguish themselves from their parent tribe in north west Guyana) resisted the Spanish rather than succumbing like the more peaceful Arawak speaking Taino's who preceded them.

For this they were demonized in much the same way as the "voodoo savages" of Haiti would later be demonized for daring to overthrow their French slave masters and threaten the whole system of Caribbean plantocracy.

These rock carvings are a major legacy of the Kalinago.
Theys seem to be placed symbolically, possibly to catch the sun's rays and measure seasonal progress. Unfortunately, modern scholars know little about their true meaning.
We take them for granted on a daily basis because they are basic communicators of meaning within our culture.
Once removed from their original context, they are just as baffling to outsiders as the Kalinago petroglyphs are to us.

Symbols commonly used by the Kalinago included owls (representing the underworld) manatees (once inhabitants of Grenada's bays and inlets), simple face designs, suns, moons, and cosmological figures.