List of FiguresList of TablesAbstract1. Defining Interdisciplinarity in ArchaeologyPrefaceIntroductionObjectives of StudyResearch JustificationOrganization of Study2. Creating an Interdisciplinary Context for La MinaLimitations on Puerto Rican Rock Art ResearchContextualizing La Mina The Archaeological Marginalization of La MinaThe Archaeological SettingThe Saladoids and Huecoids (6000 B.C.E. - C.E. 600)The Ostionoids/PreTaíno Peoples (C.
E. 600 - C.E. 1200)The Historical SettingImpacts of Spanish Mentalities of Conquest on Puerto Rican NativesThe Ethnographic SettingThe Taíno: An Ethnohistorical InterpretationContextualizing Caudwell's La Mina Photographic Project (2006 - 2018)3. The Ethnogeological, Environmental, and Geological SettingThe Ethnogeological SettingEnvironmental SettingPhysiography ClimateTopographyHydrology Geological SettingMass Wasting - Earthquakes, Land Slides, MudslidesRegional PetrologySoil Types4. La Mina Project MethodologyContextualizing Puerto Rican Rock Art Research: A Short Literature ReviewField MethodsCauldwell Photographic Methods (2006-2018)Field Methods (2015 Season)Laboratory Methods (2015 Season)Analytical MethodsClassification MethodsPetroglyph Classification Methods Non-Ceramic Classification MethodsGeological MethodsConclusion5. Interpretation and AnalysisCauldwell's Project Interpretations2015 Project InterpretationsField Results La Mina Material Culture InterpretationAnalysing La Mina's Rock ArtAddressing Differences between Regional TypologiesLa Mina Petroglyph InterpretationGeological InterpretationTerrain and HydrologySite Petrology and Geological ClassificationSoil Classification Geomorphological RelevanceDissolution Weathering and HydrolysisBiogeochemical ProcessesGeomorphological Summary6. Puerto Rico Se Levanata: Resilience and Perseverance in Times of CrisisLa Mina in the Post Hurricane Maria Era: An Activist Anthropological ApproachContextualizing La Mina Recovery Efforts Using Activist AnthropologyExample #1: A Deliberative Conversation - Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts Example #2: Community Outreach - Donating to Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts Example #3: Community Outreach - Continuing the ConversationsExample #4: Community Outreach - Donating Post-2019, Government Unrest, and EarthquakesFinal ThoughtsAppendix A: Project Photographs (2006-2019)Appendix B: Representative 2015 Field PhotosAppendix C: Geological and Archaeological Lab PhotosAppendix D: Petroglyph PhotosAppendix E: Petroglyph Photos in Chapter 5 RenderingsAppendix F: Lithic ArtifactBibliography.