Archaeologists have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo — just three months after making a similar rare discovery.The cannonball was discovered on June 2. The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16.SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER AMERICA'S FOUNDINGIt was found outside the northeast corner of the Alamo Church, in an adjacent excavation unit where another intact cannonball was unearthed in March.Pictures show heavy rust covering the newly discovered iron cannonball, which appears orange-brown in color.Archaeologists in Texas have uncovered a second cannonball that may date to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.(Alamo Trust; Kean Collection/Getty Images)Because it was found at roughly the same depth as the first cannonball in a neighboring excavation unit, archaeologists believe it likely remained undisturbed for nearly 190 years."So whenever they were dropped, the very first time — possibly in 1836, probably — they haven’t been touched since," Tiffany Lindley, director of archaeology at the Alamo, said in a press release.ANCIENT VIKING SWORD DISCOVERED 'STICKING UP OUT OF THE GROUND' AFTER 1,300 YEARS"And that’s what makes them extra special."One of the most important conflicts in Texas history, the Battle of the Alamo was fought between Mexican forces and Texian rebels.Researchers believe the newly uncovered cannonball may have remained undisturbed for nearly 190 years beneath the historic site.
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6, 1836, the battle saw Texian forces — including Davy Crockett and William B.Travis — hold off a much larger Mexican army.The 13-day siege ended with Mexican troops overrunning the Texian defenders, a loss that became a rallying cry for the Texas Revolution.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERResearchers were surprised to find the sec...