Solarization of monumental stones
from Stonehenge, England.
Copyright Ruben G. Mendoza, 1976/2002.
African Images Archaeology
Images Chicano
Counterculture Images Crescent
Rock Shelter Images Mesoamerican
Images San Juan Bautista
Images
Media Resources
Description: This section
provides a host of links to class related audiovisual materials.
This material has been drawn from a host of sources, however, the majority
of that material posted here was created by Professor Ruben Mendoza as
the result of his many and diverse research projects. As this site is still
very much a work in progress, you may view the demo created in collaboration
with CSU Monterey Bay student Malcolm Mejia by clicking on the "Slide Demo"
link below.
Note: Although
recent versions of your browser should come equipped with the Flash player
plugin, in the event that you can not view the animated slide shows below,
please download the Flash player or plugin located at: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/
SLIDE DEMO
LOWRIDER
DEMO
African Images
Archaeology Images
Chicano Counterculture Images
The images in this section of the site are
specific to the study of the Chicano counterculture or subculture.
Images include lowriders, street murals, graffiti, gang logos, etc.
This first selection for the site consists of a slide show presented before
community groups on the origins and affinities of the Lowrider tradition
that has been the subject of a long-term study by Professor Ruben Mendoza.
The slide show begins with an overview of Mexican Indian and Mestizo cultural
history. See Lowrider.
Crescent Rock Shelter Images
The Crescent Rockshelter Archaeological Project
represents the results of a four-year undertaking by Professor Mendoza
to document the Paleo-Indian (ca. 11,500 to 7,000 year B.P) through Historic
(ca. 1900) evolution of Native American culture in the Colorado Rockies.
The site, known as the Crescent Rockshelter (5JF148), is located on the
Colorado Front Range, approximately 35 miles west of Denver, Colorado.
The excavations, which were initiated by Professor Mendoza in the Spring
of 1992, resulted in the creation of an 800 record artifact database. In
addition, Professor Mendoza deployed the Surfer Mapping Program in order
to create a topographic rendering of the ancient rockshelter and its archaeological
units. See Crescent Rockshelter.
Mesoamerican Images
San Juan Bautista Images
The Alta California Mission Research Project was initiated in the Fall
of 1995 in order to investigate the architectural history of the original
mission quadrangle of 1801. Founded by Fray Fermin Francisco de Lasuen
on June 24th of 1797, the Southwest and Northwest portions of the quadrangle
complex fell into ruin as the result of a fire sometime prior to the mid-19th
century and as such the architectural history remains largely incomplete.
The accompanying slide show is intended to provide a brief visual overview
of the archaeology and architectural history of this early California mission.
All photographs were created by the principal investigator and archaeologist
during the course of the period extending from 1995 through 2001.
See San Juan Bautista.
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