THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA
Others may show violence.
Some may reveal abandonment.
Others may show adaptation.
The result could be a far more detailed history of the first decades of European intrusion into the Southeast.
A HISTORY WRITTEN IN BOTH SOIL AND INK
The best feature of the Capachequi story is the partnership between archaeology and historical documents.
The Spanish chronicles provide names and descriptions.
The archaeology provides physical evidence.