Spiritual ceremony takes place before exhumation of human remains found near San Antonioโs Milam Park
This was done after human remains were found near Milam Park in downtown San Antonio near Santa Rosa and Houston Streets during an archeological investigation before the start of city street construction. A Bexar County District Court granted a petition from city officials for removal of human remains on August 14. San Antonio city officials also received approval for an exhumation permit from the Texas Historical Commission on August 24. Human remains discovered in downtown San Antonio park during city archeological investigationThe remains will not be buried again until the construction of the bond projects is completed, which is scheduled for Summer 2023. โThe human remains and all associated archeological objects will be temporarily stored at UTSA Center for Archaeological Research to await reinterment,โ Conger said.
Human remains found near downtown San Antonio park to be exhumed
SAN ANTONIO โ Human remains discovered near Milam Park in San Antonio as part of an archaeological and cultural investigation in May are set to be exhumed this week. A Bexar County District Court granted a petition from city officials for removal of human remains on August 14. San Antonio city officials also received approval for an exhumation permit from the Texas Historical Commission on August 24. โThe Cultural Investigation was built into the Bond Project timeline at a cost of $270,000.00 for the archaeological work,โ Conger said previously. โThe human remains and all associated archeological objects will be temporarily stored at UTSA Center for Archaeological Research to await reinterment,โ Conger said.