Archaeologists at the historic Alamo site in the US state of Texas have uncovered an intact iron cannonball dating to the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, during excavations carried out near the northeast corner of the Alamo church, according to The Alamo website. The discovery comes after an intact bronze cannonball was found at a nearby location in March.
Both projectiles were found at a similar depth and a short distance apart. Researchers explained that the two balls were buried within undisturbed soil layers, indicating that they had remained in the same spot since they fell during the battle approximately 190 years ago.
Finding an intact cannonball at the site is considered rare. Preliminary analyses suggest that the bronze ball was likely fired by the Mexican army, while the iron ball has been linked to the Texan defenders. Historians believe that discovering the two side by side may represent direct physical evidence of the artillery exchange during the famous Siege of the Alamo.