Now, researchers have uncovered hidden details in a 16th-century map that sheds some light ... less than 100 miles inland ...

Extracting DNA from 16th-century bones on Roanoke Island, Hatteras, or at Site X could provide a reliable link between the settlers and their descendants, but that genetic material remains elusive.

Many events led to the nation’s beginnings like the establishment of Roanoke colony in 1585 ... you need in your inbox each morning. In the 16th century, the Spanish established their settlement ...

Located in Manteo, the Roanoke Island Festival Park takes visitors ... where exhibits detail how coastal Algonquins lived in the late 16th century; and tour the Settlement Site to see how the ...