| Renee Cannon, a CSU Monterey Bay Social and Behavioral Sciences major in archaeology, presented the results of her research before the 15th Annual CSU Student Research Competition that took place on April 27, 2001, in San Jose, California. Renee's paper, titled "Material Culture Change at the Neophyte Housing Area, Mission San Juan Bautista," was presented in Session 2 of the Behavioral and Social Sciences undergraduate portion of the conference. Her presentation was accompanied by a Powerpoint overview of her findings which were reported in her 80 page senior capstone report based on her compilation and analysis of some 4300 artifacts excavated from the Neophyte Housing Area of Old San Juan. It should be noted that Renee worked closely with state archaeologist Glenn Farris (who re-excavated the area in 1991), and Renee commuted regularly to the Sacramento area to study and quantify every specimen of the collection for her research. The results of Renee's research are now scheduled for publication by the CSUMB Institute of Archaeology for the Fall of 2001. |
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The CSU Monterey Bay Institute of Archaeology and its curriculum was recently the subject of a scholarly paper authored by Professor Ruben G. Mendoza. The article, titled "The Virtual Learning Lab: Facilitated Teaching and Learning in the Online Environment," was published in the volume Emerging Technologies in Teaching Languages and Cultures: Effective Use of Technology for Language Learning: What Works and What We've Learned, edited by Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Richard Donovan, Thomas F. Abbott, and Phillip Kennedy (LARC Press, San Diego, California). The article details the online curriculum, technology, software and hardware applications, and other salient features of the Institute's transition to online and distributed learning modes of teaching archaeology and art history. In addition, Dr. Mendoza detailed the Institute's "Ancient Technologies and Cultures Projects Lab" used to instruct students in ancient technologies, flintknapping, and database applications in archaeology. Contact the World Languages and Cultures Institute at CSU Monterey Bay for further details. |
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you ever wanted to do archaeology but didn’t know where to start? Are you
an archaeology student who desires an authentic hands-on lab and field
learning experience before you graduate? Or, do you have a desire to experience
and discover California history for yourself? If your answer is yes to
any of these questions, then the CSU Monterey Bay summer field program
in archaeology is for you! Summer
Field Program in Archaeology: SBSC260s/360s, June 4th to June 29th, 2001.
Summer 2001: Old Mission San Juan Bautista, California.CSU Monterey Bay
DLEE Registration Form, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001; Fax:
831-582-3741; E-mail: dlee.monterey.edu;
online registration forms at: http://dlee.monterey.edu.
See announcement for further
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It was recently announced that Old Mission San Juan Bautista would be awarded a grant of $17,000 to assist with the restoration and art conservation of three of the bultos or carved wooden saints images located in the main altar of the Old Mission's church. The grant, which was provided by the California Missions Foundation, was made possible through a grant proposal submitted by Professor Ruben Mendoza of the CSU Monterey Bay Institute of Archaeology. Professor Mendoza, who serves in a curatorial capacity for the Old Mission, and as the principal investigator for the Old Mission's archaeological program, submitted the grant proposal on February 17th of 2001. The proposal, titled A Proposed Conservation Treatment for the Santos of the Main Altar Reredos of Old Mission San Juan Bautista, California: An Historic Preservation Grant Proposal, is the first in a series intended to address the curatorial and conservation needs of the Old Mission. |
| Oxford University Press has just released a three volume publication titled The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures. This contribution to the archaeology and history of ancient Mesoamerica was edited by Dr. David Carrasco of Princeton University, and among the 600 articles on the latest research and reporting of archaeological and ethnohistorical data and surveys are four contributions by CSU Monterey Bay Institute of Archaeology Director Ruben G. Mendoza. Dr. Mendoza's contributions include a lead article for a section in which prominent Mesoamericanists Richard S. McNeish, David Grove, and David Carrasco are featured. Contributions include "Mesoamerican Chronology: Periodization," "Transportation," "Chenes," and "Jade and Greenstone." Dr. Mendoza was honored to have been invited by Dr. Carrasco to contribute to this major work devoted to the understanding of Mesoamerican civilization. See the Oxford University Press website at: http://www.oup-usa.org. |
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The California Missions Foundation recently published a twenty-four page full color brochure regarding the California missions. The brochure details the Foundation's ongoing efforts to raise some $50 million dollars for the restoration and preservation of the California missions. Professor Mendoza, who is a member of the newly formed Board of Directors is on the grants review committee of the CMF. In addition, the foundation will soon post an announcement on its website for the recently completed "Old San Juan" CD-ROM noted below. Proceeds will benefit the Old Mission and the Institute of Archaeology. If you or someone you know would like to assist us in this effort to preserve the Native American, Hispanic, and early American heritage of California, please contact: Mr. Richard Ameil, California Missions Foundation, The Hearst Building, 5 Third Street, Suite 528, San Francisco, California 94103-3216; Tel. 415-764-1600; Fax 415-764-1616, or visit the Foundations website at: www.missionsofcalifornia.org. |
| During July and August, 2000, Dr. Ruben Mendoza coordinated six student technicians in the development of a multimedia-based history of the Old Mission and community of San Juan Bautista, California. The CD-ROM contains over 50 individual screens of art, archaeology and history, 200 images, video, audio (including oral history), slide shows, time-lines, an architectural history, recent archaeology reports, mission records, and seven tracks of original mission music. To obtain a copy of the CD-ROM, titled "Old San Juan: The Art, Archaeology, and History of an Early California Community," please contact Ruben Mendoza at ruben_mendoza@monterey.edu or by phone at 831-582-3760. Copies may obtained through the Gift Shop at Old Mission San Juan Bautista. Proceeds from the sale of the CD-ROM will support mission restoration and student projects. |  |
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