Archaeologists uncover a second cannonball near the Alamo Church, in an excavation area adjacent to the site of a prior find earlier this year. The projectile emerges from the ground near the northeast corner of the church, where investigators had been working in a separate excavation unit. According to reporting from multiple outlets, the cannonball is believed to have remained undisturbed for about 190 years. Fox News and the New York Post describe the discovery as closely following an earlier unearthed intact cannonball, also recovered during excavations conducted earlier this year. Times of India reports that both cannonballs are solid iron and bronze shots and may have been used during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Sources characterize the finds as additional physical evidence consistent with the artillery exchange during the siege and note they are being documented in connection with ongoing work at the Alamo. No sources included additional technical testing results or definitive proof of the cannonball’s origin beyond its apparent age and location, but they describe it as likely tied to the 1836 battle based on context.
Second cannonball unearthed near the Alamo, thought to date to 1836
Archaeologists uncover a second cannonball near the Alamo Church, in an excavation area adjacent to the site of a prior find earlier this year. The projectile emerges from the ground near the northeas...
- A second intact cannonball is unearthed near the Alamo Church during excavation work.
- The new cannonball is found near the northeast corner of the church.
- The discovery follows a similar find earlier in the year of another intact cannonball.
- Multiple reports say the cannonballs may date to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and have been undisturbed for about 190 years.
- The finds are described as evidence related to artillery activity during the 1836 siege and are being documented amid Alamo restoration efforts.
Archaeologists have unearthed a cannonball near the Alamo Church, potentially fired during the 1836 battle. This discovery follows a similar find earlier this year, with both projectiles believed to have remained undisturbed for nearly two centuries. These solid iron and bronze shots offer tangible evidence of the intense artillery exchange during the pivotal siege, adding significant historical weight to ongoing restoration efforts at the Alamo.
1 month agoIt was found outside the northeast corner of the Alamo Church, in an adjacent excavation unit where another intact cannonball was unearthed in March.
1 month agoArchaeologists uncovered a second cannonball near the Alamo Church that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, undisturbed for 190 years.
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