Photograph by Stuart Conway WITH PERMISSION OF TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM Croatoan was the name of both a barrier island to the south and the indigenous people who lived there, Carolina ...

White interpreted these carvings as a possible message indicating that the colonists had relocated to Croatoan Island (now Hatteras Island)—home to the Croatan people. However, adverse weather ...

Wikimedia CommonsJohn White’s depiction of his 1590 expedition to Roanoke Island, when he discovered that the colony had disappeared. Now, recently-unearthed evidence may shed light on what ...

In case you don’t know the story, here’s how Zao describe it to Decibel: “In 1587 a group of 115 English colonists arrived at Roanoke Island off the coast of ... post with a single word carved into it ...