First Colony Foundation conducted small archaeological studies at Fort Raleigh between September 16 and September 24, 2021. The activities will include completion of excavation at the science laboratory west of the fort site.
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Albemarle Sound Erosion Poses Risks to Potential Lost Colony Artifacts
Sections of the west bank of Albemarle Sound are undergoing heavy erosion, including the location of First Colony Foundation’s Site Y on the bluff at the Bertie County Beach Facility. To salvage what information could be saved from future erosion, FCF planned to examine in 2021 a 200’ by 25’ area along the edge of the bluff. Its first phase focused on an area where Roanoke Colony Period artifacts had been located.
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New Clues for Lost Colonists
There is not and probably will never be a Lost Colony “smoking gun.” Roanoke Colony Period Ceramics types found at Site X and Y in Bertie County, findings from the Zuniga and Virginea Pars maps helps answer the old question: Where did the settlers go?
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Planning for a Potentially Exciting Excavation
The First Colony Foundation invited local officials and interested individuals to Windsor, NC to outline plans for archaeological research in Bertie County.
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Bertie County Archaeological Survey
Indications of 16th century occupation were discovered in Bertie County by a First Colony Foundation team of archaeologists.
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New Board Members
Mr. Robert G. Anthony Jr. and Dr. Carter Lee Hudgins were recently added as the two newest board members for the First Colony Foundation.
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