ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Check out the Roanoke River on a quiet August afternoon, and it’s hard to appreciate the potential for flooding. But anyone who’s lived here long enough, knows what can happen ...

A group of 115 pioneers were sent to the New World with the mission to found a new city and expand their queen’s empire. But six years later, their settlement was deserted: 90 men, 17 women, 11 ...

What was lost is now found. Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke — a great American mystery that has eluded historians for centuries. The caper concerns a ...

The fates of the Roanoke colonists, who vanished from the banks of what is now North Carolina in the late 16th century, have never been fully settled. While several native tribes claim their descent ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Archaeology. Followed categories will be added to My News. Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke — a great American ...