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Excavations at mission in Brazil

academicanarchist - 3-12-2004 at 07:17 PM

Jesuits established a chain that eventually numbered 30 missions in parts of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil in the 17th and 18ty centuries. Archaeologists recently (January-February) excavated parts of the building complex at San Lorenzo Martir, in what today is Brazil. The site has been studied off and on for several decades. I am attaching several photos of the ruins, and then one of what has most recently been excavated.

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academicanarchist - 3-12-2004 at 07:17 PM

Excavations that have uncovered floor tiles at the entrance of the mission church, shown in the previous photo.

[Edited on 3-13-2004 by academicanarchist]

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academicanarchist - 3-12-2004 at 07:19 PM

Details of church

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academicanarchist - 3-12-2004 at 07:20 PM


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academicanarchist - 3-12-2004 at 07:21 PM