{"id":21199,"date":"2013-12-11T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=21199"},"modified":"2013-12-11T11:00:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T16:00:45","slug":"an-intriguing-clue-in-to-an-old-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=21199","title":{"rendered":"An Intriguing Clue In To An Old Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox News<\/a> posted a story yesterday about some recent clues found to the mystery of Roanoke’s Lost Colony.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The settlers who inhabited the 16th century North Carolina<\/a> colony of Roanoke<\/a> mysteriously disappeared centuries ago, leaving behind only two clues: the words “Croatoan” and “Cro” carved into a fort’s gatepost and a nearby tree.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many conspiracy theories have been concocted as to what happened in 1590, a mere three years after the colonists arrived in North America<\/a>, but none have proven fruitful. Until now. Technological advances and the discovery of a cover-up on an ancient map have let researchers unearth new clues that may help bring an end to the mystery of America’s lost colony.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is amazing to me how modern technology can impact archeology. Using ultraviolet light, scientists examined a map painted by explorer John White<\/a> between 1585-1586.<\/p>\n

The article reports their findings:<\/p>\n

The map was analyzed by scientists at the British Museum<\/a>, who discovered a small red-and-blue symbol.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Our best idea is that parts of [Sir Walter<\/a>] Raleigh’s<\/a> exploration in North America were a state secret, and the map ‘cover-up’ was an effort to keep information from the public and from foreign agents,” historian and principal investigator Eric Klingelhofer of Mercer University<\/a> in Macon, Ga.<\/a>, told National Geographic<\/a>\"\", which partially funded the effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historians believe that the symbol may have been the location of a fort the settlers fled to, running from violence or disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using magnetometers and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), scientists explored the area under the patch on the map. The discovered a pattern at that location that indicates possible wooden structures about three feet below the surface.<\/p>\n

The next step will be an archeological dig. It will be interesting to see what they find.<\/p>\n

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