THE NATIVE VILLAGE THAT HID HERNANDO DE SOTO’S FIRST CAMP IN AMERICA

Others were reorganized.

Communities moved.

New political identities emerged.

Later colonial governments often encountered Native groups whose ancestors belonged to several earlier communities.

This means the archaeological record should not be interpreted as the story of a people who simply disappeared after six days.

The village is a snapshot in a longer Indigenous history.

THE LARGER CONSEQUENCES OF DE SOTO’S EXPEDITION

De Soto’s expedition failed to discover the treasure it expected.