Alamo find is enough to stir Texans’ hearts

What’s happening at the Alamo, in the heart of San Antonio, is exciting. It should stir the hearts of all true Texans.

In short, scientists and researchers, aided by the General Land Office and the Alamo Endowment Board, have set about to learn the Alamo’s secrets.

We’re all familiar with the iconic structure that is the mission’s chapel, which was built around 250 years ago.

On Friday, archaeologists working on the first-of-its-kind dig to unearth other parts of the 18th-century mission uncovered Spanish colonial adobe bricks that may have made up part of the original western wall.

More research and more digging are necessary, but if the adobe bricks are part of the Texas shrine, it would be a major find.

The project is part of a major renovation project on Alamo Plaza.

Architects talk about it as a “reinterpretation” of what the Alamo and its accompanying structures were like.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the official overseer of the historical site, talks about creating “a master plan for reimagining the Alamo.”

The archaeological dig is expected to continue for several more weeks. Announcements of more finds could be coming.

Texans who have known the Alamo all their lives don’t need much to stir their imaginations.

This story was originally published July 27, 2016 at 5:56 PM with the headline "Alamo find is enough to stir Texans’ hearts."