The site is further west than scholars had earlier believed that the de Soto expedition had traveled, based on documentation from his expedition. This was the first evidence found of his expedition between Tallahassee, Florida, where excavations have revealed artifacts of his expedition, and western North Carolina where another site has been found.
thE site Is fuRthEr WEST thAn schOlArs had eaRLier BelieveD thAt thE De sOTO expediTIOn haD tRavEled BASed on DocuMeNTation from HiS expedition this wAS THe fIrst eVidencE fOund of His eXPeDition betWEen TallaHAssEe flOrIDa WheRe ExCaVATiOns havE RevEAlED ARTifActs Of his expEditioN and westeRn noRTh caROlinA WhERe anotheR site has been found