The settlement was abandoned, and the only clue about what happened was a single word carved into a tree: “CROATOAN.” In the more than 400 years since everyone seemingly vanished, numerous ...

Roanoke’s ‘Lost Colony’ Was Never Lost, ... who left no clear trace aside from the word “Croatoan” carved on a tree, ... “The Indians of Roanoke, Croatoan, ...

When the settlers at Roanoke vanished in 1590, they left behind one piece of evidence: the word "Croatoan" carved into a fence post. Following this clue, archaeologists just conducted a decade ...

Whatever happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke, Virginia? The answer to one of America’s longest and most puzzling questions is now in a new book. In “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island ...

White finally returned to Roanoke in 1590, nearly three years after they landed, and was confronted with an abandoned colony, with no indication of what happened there that resulted in the ...

new clue to mystery of lost roanoke colony The only clues left behind by the settlers were the words "Croatoan" and "Cro" carved into a fort's gatepost and a tree nearby.

Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.

Here are 13 facts about the origins and demise of Roanoke Island’s hapless colony—and several theories about where its inhabitants may have ended up. 1. Sir Walter Raleigh kickstarted the ...

The settlers who inhabited the 16th century North Carolina colony of Roanoke mysteriously disappeared centuries ago, leaving behind only two clues: the words "Croatoan" and "Cro" carved into a ...