THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA
Many archaeological sites are ancient.
Many historical sites are documented.
Far fewer can be connected to a specific event described in contemporary records.
Capachequi has that potential.
That makes it unusually valuable.
Researchers are not merely saying that Spanish artifacts were found in Georgia.
They are connecting a particular archaeological settlement with a named Native province visited by a specific expedition in a specific year.
That is a much stronger historical claim.