known by the Cherokee to be related to the Tsu'kalu or Judaculla legend. Countering theories from historians believe that the carvings are a map of the Battle of Taliwa. Archeologists and geologists propose that the Judaculla Rock were remnants from a pre-historic tribe, possibly living at the end of the Ice Age. The site remains a historic landmark to the Cherokee. Controversy Sources on the Battle of Taliwa have come under debate as certain events, geographical information, and historical archival data do not correlate, including the story of Nancy Ward. Scholars have noted that a main source of information regarding the details of the battle comes from oral tradition, notably from a trader named Brian Ward who had witnessed the event and gave an account of the battle in 1815. References Taliwa Cherokee County, Georgia Battles involving the Cherokee Muscogee 1755 in North America Taliwa