Due to the Labor Day holiday and adverse weather, archaeologists have had limited fieldwork over the past 2 weeks. Currently one excavation unit is active.
EU-33 is located to the east of EU-24 and was started last week. The starting grade of this unit is at a slightly higher elevation than previous units. Archaeologists were able to complete excavation of EU-33 at a final depth of approximately 60 cm below surface; this is the required depth for this unit. One utility conduit bisected the unit, which created mixed soil deposits throughout much of the unit.
A charcoal-rich deposit was identified at the base of this unit. This level corresponds with same charcoal-rich deposit that is present in several of the neighboring units. This deposit is tentatively identified as being associated with the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.
Within this unit archaeologists found several artifacts including metal fragments, ceramics, a button, and 2 musket balls.
