Based on an archeological study in 1988 conducted by the University of Tulsa, this is believed to be the remains of a Wichita village of about 6,000 people, as described by French explorer and trader Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe in his record of his 1719 trading expedition to this region.
Although no evidence of historic structures was found, investigators did find hearths and pits, and have recovered various Wichita, French and European artifacts that have been dated to the early to mid eighteenth century.
[1] The study, which had been commissioned by the Kimberly Clark Corporation, was led by Dr. George H. Odell (1942 - 2011), an anthropology professor at the University of Tulsa.
[2] The site was named for an early landowner, Lasley Vore, a Muscogee man who had settled on it about 1890 and developed a farm.
[2] Many items found at the site included Native American artifacts characteristic of the early to mid 18th century, while others were of European origin during the same period.
[1] Wichita artifacts found at the excavations included hide scrapers, projectile points, bison scapulae hoes, and pottery.
After returning to France, the explorer wrote that he and 9 other men, including three Caddo guides, led a train of 22 horses loaded with trade goods; they had come to a native settlement overlooking the river.