Archaeological investigations of the Porvenir Massacre, Presidio County, Texas

The Porvenir Massacre of 1918 was one of the darkest chapters in U.S.-Mexico relations during the bloody Mexican Revolution of 1910. It was an episode that saw fifteen men and boys of Mexican descent murdered in front of a low rock bluff on the U.S. side of the border. In spite of a military and a Texas Congressional investigation, no criminal charges were ever filed and the location of the massacre was lost to time. For nearly a century, major questions surrounding the incident remained unanswered. In 2015, an archaeological investigation confirmed the alleged location of the massacre site and determined that both civilian and military ammunition was used. This project represents the first and only archaeological examination of this important site and challenges the long-standing historical record in presenting material evidence that suggests U.S. military involvement.

1918年波恩维尔大屠杀（Porvenir Massacre）是1910年血腥墨西哥革命期间，美墨关系史上最黑暗的篇章之一。该事件中，15名墨西哥裔男性与少年在美边境一侧的一处低矮岩石断崖前惨遭杀害。尽管当时开展了军事调查与德克萨斯州国会调查，相关案件始终未提起任何刑事指控，大屠杀发生地也随岁月流逝而湮没无闻。近一个世纪以来，围绕这一事件的诸多核心疑问始终未能得到解答。2015年，一项考古调查确认了该大屠杀遗址的疑似位置，并证实现场曾使用过民用与军用弹药。本项目是该重要遗址首次且唯一一次考古勘察，其呈现的实物证据表明美军曾参与此次事件，这一发现对长期以来的历史记录提出了挑战。