Record #:

20249

Author(s):

Harrington, J.C.

Abstract:

This article reports on the findings of archeological excavations carried out at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Roanoke Island during spring 1947 - 1948. The project followed a resurgence of interest in Sir Walter Raleigh's failed efforts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island and the group's subsequent disappearance. It was initiated shortly after the site received National Historic Site status. A summary of a preceding historical study on the subject is provided, as well as a synopsis of the field work and its results. Study area site maps, diagrams of forts, soil striations, and earthworks are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 26 Issue 2, April 1949, p127-149, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Archaeology--Roanoke Island; Fort Raleigh National Historic Site