The site was first inhabited during the first half of the sixteenth century when a half a dozen or so domestic structures were raised at the site.
Over the next ten years as the town grew, the people delineated a defensive perimeter, plaza, and habitation zone.
The site seems to have had a definite layout from its inception, a pattern followed by other similar settlements in the area.
After about another 20 or 30 years the town was abandoned.

During this time period, the Hernando de Soto (1540) and the Tristan de Luna (1560) expeditions visited the area, and it is extremely likely that one of the expeditions visited the site.
Many items of European manufacture, such as iron tools, were found during excavations of the site.
It is not known for sure if the Spaniards were the reason for the site's abandonment.
Examination of the numerous graves found at the site provided evidence that an epidemic had the struck the population, although views on this in the archaeological community are divided.
The site was first inhabited during the first half of the sixteenth century when a half a dozen or so domestic structures were raised at the site. Over the next ten years as the town grew, the people delineated a defensive perimeter, plaza, and habitation zone. The site seems to have had a definite layout from its inception, a pattern followed by other similar settlements in the area. After about another 20 or 30 years the town was abandoned.
During this time period, the Hernando de Soto (1540) and the Tristan de Luna (1560) expeditions visited the area, and it is extremely likely that one of the expeditions visited the site. Many items of European manufacture, such as iron tools, were found during excavations of the site. It is not known for sure if the Spaniards were the reason for the site's abandonment. Examination of the numerous graves found at the site provided evidence that an epidemic had the struck the population, although views on this in the archaeological community are divided.
King Archaeological Site