Elizabethan period. In other words, they may have found the Lost Colony
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But...but...if they find the Lost Colony what will become of the Lost Colony Attraction in the Outer Banks? The great mystery will be over! ;)
Oh wait, it was probably more like the "Village of White Slavery," since the Coastal tribes were notorious slavers even long before the English came ashore.
Talk about blowing up a liberal narrative!
Here’s an article about some new discoveries in the last few years about the Roanoke Colony. I think they may be onto something with this.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/science/the-roanoke-colonists-lost-and-found.html?mcubz=0