Sometimes the simplest question leads to major discoveries.
This is certainly true in the search for the Lost Colony.
But first, a little background.
Back in 1585, British explorer John White traveled to Roanoke Island and produced an excruciatingly accurate map of the North Carolina and Virginia coast and other drawings of the island. Two years later, White led a colony of 116 English settlers to the area.
Colonial America
New Clues to the Lost Colony
Archaeologists, and researchers from a Durham-based non-profit, use a centuries-old map, traditional archaeology practices and new technology to discover new clues to the fate of the Lost Colony.