Mission Espada Dig Shows Daily Indigenous Lifestyle

While we know that Indigenous people were vital to the overall functioning, purpose, and construction of mission systems, we do not fully understand what their daily lives looked. Sources such as friar reports and oral histories help shape what their lives would have looked like. Similarly, archeology allows researchers to better understand daily life through material culture. It helps to answer questions such as: What food did people eat? What household objects did they own? What beliefs and traditions did people keep?