Dr. Lesley-Gail Atkinson Swaby is a graduate of the University of the West Indies (Jamaica), the University of Glasgow (Scotland), and the University of Florida (USA) where she obtained a BA in History & Archaeology, M.Phil. in Archaeological Studies, and PhD in Anthropology respectively. She has over 15 years’ experience as an archaeologist, cultural resource manager, researcher, educator and editor. As an educator she has taught at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels in archaeology, heritage, art history and research methodology. Dr. Atkinson Swaby has written and edited several publications on Caribbean archaeology and rock art. This includes: The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taíno (2006), and the co-editor of Rock Art of the Caribbean with Michele H. Hayward and Michael A. Cinquino (2009). She has also published her first children’s book Boianani: A Taíno Girl’s First Adventure (2019). Her most recent publication is a special edited volume – “Yamaye: Jamaican Prehistory and Contact Period - Current Research and Challenges” Journal of Caribbean Archaeology, Volume 22 (2022).