Part of adobe wall found at Alamo site

Archaeologists conducting investigative digs in Alamo Plaza on Monday reported uncovering part of an adobe wall, a link to the Spanish colonial period, in the southwest corner of the plaza. Archaeologists conducting investigative digs in Alamo Plaza on Monday reported uncovering part of an adobe wall, a link to the Spanish colonial period, in the southwest corner of the plaza. Photo: Texas General Land Office Photo: Texas General Land Office Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Part of adobe wall found at Alamo site 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Archaeologists conducting investigative digs in Alamo Plaza on Monday reported uncovering part of an adobe wall, a link to the Spanish colonial period, in the southwest corner of the plaza.

Nesta Anderson, lead investigator for the archaeological project and senior archaeologist with Pape-Dawson Engineers, said her team made the discovery just south of the Crockett Building in Alamo Plaza on Friday, and studied it over the weekend. Crews must do more digging to determine whether the adobe bricks were part of the Alamo compound or another structure from the 1700s mission era that no longer was standing during the 1836 siege and battle, she said.

“It is related to the structures somehow that were here,” Anderson told reporters this morning.

The discovery was made at a depth of about 58 centimeters below the modern flagstone surface, suggesting that much more archaeological evidence could be unearthed in the next few weeks, officials said. Teams plan to dig up to 4 feet down at three points in the city-owned plaza, performing research in support of a long-term master plan for the Alamo area.

The public can follow the project at www.reimaginethealamo.org or on the Reimagine the Alamo Facebook page.

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