Alamo Cannonball Mystery

Archaeologists uncovered four solid cannonballs during excavations near the Alamo Church in San Antonio, Texas, adding physical evidence linked to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Their sizes correspond to 1-pounder and 6-pounder cannons; archaeologists say bronze examples may have come from the Mexican army, but either side could have used them. Soil layers and nearby musket balls and gun parts helped link the finds to the battle.

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