Archaeologists Discover an Intact Cannonball From the Battle of the Alamo—One Day Before the Pivotal Conflict’s 190th Anniversary
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The projectile is made of bronze, which suggests it was fired by the Mexican Army during the siege leading up to the 1836 battle