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  Rio Nuevo Archaeology and History


Area 4: San Agustín Mission Church and Convento 
Rio Nuevo Artifacts: Ceramics from Tucson's Past
Early Agricultural, Hohokam and Historic Period Pottery
Places:
Project Area Map
Area 1: Cultural Attractions
Area 2: Tucson Presidio
Area 3: Rio Nuevo South
Area 4: Mission and Convento
Mission and Convento Maps
View Recreations

A Short History of the San Agustin Mission

The Mission Period The Mission Period 1770 - 1850's
   
Reuse Reuse 1850's - 1900's
     
Erosion Erosion 1850's - 1950's
     
Burial Burial 1956 - 2000

Choose a time period to explore!

News:
Excavations on the San Agustin Mission are now complete
Read about the results of the first Rio Nuevo excavations
Rio Nuevo Project Area Map
Information about the City of Tucson's Rio Nuevo Master Plan
What Happened to the Mission?
Previous Research
Research Questions
Work Plan
Convento Findings


Map & Photo Links:
Historic & Pre-Historic Map

Historic Map
Excavation Map
Granary Map
Wall Map

Pre-Historic Map
Acequia Photo
Pithouse (feature 15) Map
Pithouse (feature 15) Photo
Pithouse (feature 29) Map
Pithouse (feature 29) Photo
Pithouse (feature 57) Map
Pithouse (feature 57) Photo
Early Agricultural Pithouse Reconstruction





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