Archaeologists with First Colony Foundation will begin a new dig at Roanoke Island’s Elizabethan Gardens next week, looking for more evidence of the Algonquian village of Roanoac that hosted Sir Walter Raleigh’s explorers in 1584.
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Elizabethan Gardens Dig Reveals Native, English Connection
Artifacts found during First Colony’s Elizabethan Gardens dig on Roanoke Island last summer identified the elusive location of Roanoac, the location of the first expedition to America.
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New Book: Excavating the Lost Colony Mystery
As clues unfold, a new book promises to provide readers with the latest findings in the quest to solve America’s most enduring cold case: The fate of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony.
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FCF Archaeologists Zero in on Site of Native American Village
Ground penetrating radar tests at Roanoke Island’s Elizabethan Gardens may soon reveal the location of an Algonquian village, where local natives entertained the first English explorers to America’s shores in 1584, a spokesman for First Colony Foundation says. Results are expected by May.
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Betty McCain Retires from Board of Directors, Edward Clay Swindell Joins
We bid a fond farewell to Betty McCain, who is retiring from the board after serving since its inception. We welcome a recent new member of the board, Edward Clay Swindell.
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Latest Dig Yields New Clues at Fort Raleigh Historic Site
Archaeologists this week unearthed further evidence of late 16th century English activity near reconstructed earthworks at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, although the discoveries — mostly fragments and shadows in dirt layers — are incremental details that will inform the First Colony Foundation’s meticulous effort to reconstruct a significant science laboratory discovered decades ago.
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