Title
Interpretive Issues and the California Missions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Society for California Archaeology
Abstract
This paper explores the ways in which the history of the mission period is presented to the general public at mission sites in California. Discussion centers around two case studies, Mission San Francisco de Asís and the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. These sites are used to examine issues such as audience and resources that affect public presentations at mission sites. The potential of archaeology to add to a more nuanced and pluralistic public interpretation of the mission period will also be considered.
Recommended Citation
Panich, Lee (2005). Interpretive Issues and the California Missions. Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology 18:189-192.
