The hunt for the location of Cofitachequi has been primarily stimulated by the century-old search for the route of Hernando de Soto in his 4-year traverse of much of the southeastern United States.
The archaeological site which most closely corresponds to the description of Cofitachequi is believed, by most scholars, to be the Mulberry Site at the junction of Pine Tree Creek and the Wateree River, about two miles south of present-day Camden and just below the fall line [REF].