Archaeologists and students recently uncovered an 18th-century Catholic mission in Texas — a discovery that clarifies a key chapter in the early history of the Lone Star State. Excavators from Texas ...

For decades, archaeologists suspected that an early Spanish mission in Texas had vanished without a trace, leaving a gap in the historical record. In early December, researchers located it on a ...

JACKSON COUNTY, TEXAS—According to a statement released by Texas Tech University, a team of archaeologists from Texas Tech University and the Texas Historical Commission have discovered the site of ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Tamra Walter is an associate professor of archeology at Texas Tech. For archeologists in the state, the mission known as Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo established by La ...

Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo was occupied for only a few years, from roughly 1721 to 1726, before being abandoned, according to the university. The surrounding area already was shaped by ...