An ancient map from 400 ... mystery of the lost Roanoke colony, a topic that has intrigued researchers for centuries. In 1587, 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, located between ...

The caper concerns a group of some 100 British settlers who landed on Roanoke Island off North Carolina ... the 400-year-old “La Virginea Pars” map drawn by one of the colonists named John ...

and others as they find a tree into which the word "CROATOAN" had been carved on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in 1590. Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images An examination of the map by ...

found some small flakes of rusted metal on Hatteras Island that they believe indicates the fate of the colonists who once lived 50 miles north at Roanoke. These shavings, which the Daily Mail ...

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island ... and a cover-up on a map, researchers are getting closer ...