The History And Archeology Of Mission San Juan Capistrano San Antonio Texas

The excavation of the Spanish Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1967 was prompted by the plans for the immediate restoration of some parts of the mission by the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Goals for the San Juan excavation were three-fold. The first was to recover a sample of artifacts that were unequivocally Coahuiltecan. The second goal was to recover the remains of the Coahuiltecans themselves. The third goal was to recover data on buildingn techniques and the building sequence of various parts of the mission ruins.