A team of researchers claimed to have made significant strides in solving one of America’s oldest mysteries — the fate of the Roanoke Colony. More than four centuries after the settlement mysteriously ...

The only clue left behind was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a wooden post, possibly referencing the Croatoan people who lived on what is now Hatteras Island. Historical support and skepticism ...

One of the only clues remaining at the site was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a palisade. It either referred to Croatoan Island, which is now called Hatteras Island, or the Croatoan Indians.

One of the only clues remaining at the site was the word "CROATOAN" carved into a palisade. It either referred to Croatoan Island, which is now called Hatteras Island, or the Croatoan Indians.

One of the only clues remaining at the site was the word "CROATOAN" carved into a palisade. It either referred to Croatoan Island, which is now called Hatteras Island, or the Croatoan Indians.

One of the only clues remaining at the site was the word "CROATOAN" carved into a palisade. It either referred to Croatoan Island, which is now called Hatteras Island, or the Croatoan Indians. The ...

The lost colonists of Roanoke left behind a clue about their fate, the word 'Croatoan' carved into a tree. Who were the Croatans? What were their lives like? How can we see this whole story ...

The colonists, and virtually all traces of the colony, were gone. A single palisade remained, with the word CROATOAN carved into it (the name of a nearby indigenous tribe).

Whether they actually went or made it there is a mystery to this day. Now, the President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, Scott Dawson, and Mark Horton, an archaeology professor at the UK’s ...

1845 illustration depicting colonist John White discovering the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590 Design Pics Editorial - Getty Images ...

The colony established between 1584 and 1590 was led by Sir Walter Raleigh, but 116 people disappeared completely. No one has ever definitively discovered what happened to these men, women, and ...