
Lost 18th-century Spanish mission unearthed after decades of searching offers 'rare snapshot'
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Texas Tech University archaeologists discovered the remains of Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo, an 18th-century Catholic mission in Jackson County, Texas.
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With the help of students, excavators discovered proof of the missing site, which resolves "decades of searching" and "fill[s] a long-standing gap in the historical record of early Texas," the university said in a recent release.
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