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At this location, archaeologists recently uncovered a circular stone platform about two feet below the current surface. Alamo archaeologist Kristi Nichols said it appears to be connected to the corner of the Church Sacristy and may have been the base of a buttress, bastion, or tower. Before this discovery, knowledge of the feature came only from maps drawn by U.S. Sergeant Edward Everett between 1846 and 1848 and a sketch by Seth Eastman in 1848. The circular feature is made from limestone and mortar, and the find is considered incredibly significant.
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