Posted on 06/11/2007 2:04:04 PM PDT by varina davis
Edited on 06/11/2007 2:34:32 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C. - Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished shortly after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.
Using genealogy, deeds and historical narratives, researchers have compiled 168 surnames that could be connected to settlers in what is considered the first attempt by the English to colonize the New World. The team will try to trace the roots of individuals related to the colonists, to the area's 16th century American Indians or to both.
(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
According to some well known maritime historians such journeys were possible even in the Early Middle Ages. However, the North Atlantic storm cycles, which include spent hurricanes from the South, really didn't allow them much time for such trips.
The development of the Spanish Caravel overcame those limits and, surprise, surprise, Christopher Columbus made a trip just about as soon as anyone could do so.
One noteworthy item is that harp seal hunters discovered Labrador in the 1500s, cleaned the place out, and by the early 1600s there were vast stores of codfish in the Grand Banks and Georges Banks.
Recently the Canadians have reversed their policy on harpseals with the hope of restoring the codfish. (NOTE: harpseals prefer to eat cod at their prime breeding age.)
There’s an “Old Fort” golf course near Wilmington (where I live). I haven’t played it, but it’s apparently so bad it’s nicknamed “Old Fart”...
They are alive and well in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and are known as Mullengons
Hi...
I am a researcher and field tech with The Lost Colony Center for Science and Research ! Since this is one of you favorite mysteries (ours too !) you might enjoy taking a look at our website to learn more about our work ! We are very excited about our dna project and hope that we may be able to solve this great mystery ! The site is lost-colony.com
Anne
Thank you, I will!
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