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Photo exhibit a 'tribute' to students

“Archaeology on the Edge of Empire,” an exhibit of photographs by Professor Ruben Mendoza, is on display in the Student Center.

Dr. Mendoza calls the exhibit a “special tribute” to the many CSUMB students who, over two decades, have worked on projects sponsored by the archaeology program.

“This tribute was organized to highlight some of the many contributions and discoveries made by our project teams since 1995,” he said.

Dr. Mendoza and his student teams have added to the archaeological, scientific and historical record of the Monterey Bay. Discoveries include the earliest Serra Chapels at Monterey, 1770-72; the neophyte plaza, soldiers’ quarters, baptistery and women’s quarters at Soledad, ca. 1800; the earliest chapel at Mission San Juan Bautista, 1797-1802; and the solar geometry of the California missions. The exhibit will be on display through May 13. It includes 45 color and black-and-white, 16-inch by 20-inch photos selected by students. An archaeologist, photographer and scholar with 140 articles and books to his credit, Dr. Mendoza has generated a collection of 800,000 images pertaining to archaeology, historic preservation and service learning.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Division of Social, Behavioral and Global Studies and the Special Events Funding Program.