Excavated and surveyed by a team of archaeologists from Commonwealth Associates, Inc., under contract from the Atlanta Interagency Archaeological Services Division of the National Park Service, the Rucker's Bottom site was occupied from the Paleoindian and Early Archaic periods through to the Mississippian Period.

Paleoindian and Early Archaic deposits were examined through the excavation of a 160 square meter block, in 1x1m units.

The Mississippian period occupation lasted continuously from 1200 to 1500 CE, although the structure of the village changed substantially over time.

The excavation showed a large number of structures as well as a plaza at the center of the town and a stockade surrounding the area.

The town would have been in a swampy area, possibly ox-bow lake, this would have given the residents access to both swamp and riverine resources.