The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Archaeology => Topic started by: mountaineer on December 15, 2019, 07:26:50 pm
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Three bodies found beneath the Alamo during archaeological dig
By Eileen AJ Connelly
December 14, 2019Archaeologists discovered the remains of three people beneath the Alamo during an archaeological exploration ahead of planned renovations at the site of one of the most famous battles in American history.
The remains of an infant, a teenager or young adult, and an adult were found during archaeological work in Alamo church’s monks burial room and nave, the Texas General Land Office said in a news release.
Excavation of the site in San Antonio, Texas, was halted and an on-site tribal monitor was notified. The $450 million makeover is scheduled to be completed by 2024.
The announcement comes months after the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the renovation of the shrine, The Associated Press reported. The group wants a say in what happens to unearthed human remains because many of its members are descendants of people who lived near the site. ...
More at NY Post (https://nypost.com/2019/12/14/three-bodies-found-beneath-the-alamo-during-archaeological-dig/)
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Very interestin. They may be able these days, to identify the regional origin of the dead.
--Which tribe?
--Spaniard?
etc.