Abstract
In April 1984 archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, excavated a backhoe trench outside the west wall of Mission San Jos~. The purpose of the investigation ~as to determine if a proposed sewer line for the San Antonio 201 Wastewater Facil ities Improvements Project woul d affect any major historic or prehistoric resources. A stone-l ined well was found that was constructed sometime after the secul arization of the mission in 1893 and continued in use, fi rst as a well and 1 ater as a pri vy pit, unti 1 ca. 1940. Because of the likelihood of stratified deposits of 19th-century artifacts within the well fill, the site is recommended for archaeological excavation.
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