Garden Creek skull damage linked to De Soto Chronicles bullet accounts. Wells Mound skull found at Garden Creek site (31HW1) in Canton, North Carolina shows bullet damage with a hole in the back and missing front De Soto Chronicles describe De Soto shooting an arcabus through ossuaries (burial boxes) containing ancestors Musket balls, lead balls, and shell beads were found associated with the skull
The Wells Mound skull from Garden Creek (31HW1) in Canton, North Carolina shows suspicious bullet damage: a hole in the side with the front missing. The 1996 NAGPRA claim documents how DeSoto Chronicles describe his men shooting an arcabus through ossuaries containing ancestors. Associated findings include musket balls, lead balls, and shell beads. The skull correlates with Seip Mound in Ohio (200 AD) through matching effigy pipe symbolism.
Key Facts
- Wells Mound skull found at Garden Creek site (31HW1) in Canton, North Carolina shows bullet damage with a hole in the back and missing front
- De Soto Chronicles describe De Soto shooting an arcabus through ossuaries (burial boxes) containing ancestors
- Musket balls, lead balls, and shell beads were found associated with the skull
- Wampum belts (28 found) have been repatriated and unavailable for study
- NAGPRA claim filed in 1996 for the mound
- Correlation with Seip Mound in Ohio dated to 200 AD showing matching effigy pipe symbolism
Related site: Garden Creek site — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: The Roundtable Chronicles - Ep. 21 by Institute for Natural Philosophy