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The Lost Colony: Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition was met with constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

The Lost Colony: In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3; Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

Reading photographs: A picture is worth a thousand words — but which words? Questions can help students decode, interpret, and understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Observation and inference: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.4; In their study of observation and inference, students will use activity sheets and coins to differentiate between observation and inference through a problem-solving approach, and demonstrate their knowledge by analyzing an archaeological artifact and creating their own observation-inference statements.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Inference by analogy: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.12; Students will use historical sources and an archaeological site map to infer the use or meaning of items recovered from a North Carolina Native American site based on 17th-century European settlers' accounts and illustrations. They will also describe prehistoric lifeways based on archaeological and ethnohistoric information and explain why archaeologists use ethnohistoric analogy.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Fort Raleigh and the Lost Colony: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.3; England's first two settlements in the New World differed in character and purpose: The first short-lived colony, inhabited entirely by men, was set up as a stake in the newly discovered Americas and a base of privateering against French and Spanish shipping. The second was intended as a permanent colony and was settled by men, women and children. Their disappearance is a mystery that remains unsolved nearly 400 years later.; Format: article

Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony: Fact and legend: In 1587, a group of British citizens set up a colony on Roanoke Island in hopes of establishing the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The colony's governor sailed to England and returned three years later to find the rest of the colonists had vanished. Myths and legends have arisen attempting to explain the mystery of the Lost Colony. In one legend, the governor's granddaughter is transformed into a white doe by a jealous Indian witch-doctor.; Format: article

The search for the Lost Colony: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.4; No one knows what happened to the “Lost Colonists” of Roanoke Island -- but that has only made their story more interesting. Over the past 400 years, historians, archaeologists, storytellers, and outright liars have developed a number of theories about the vanished settlers.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Title page of A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia: The title page of Thomas Hariot's A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia, published in 1588. The book was illustrated with a series of engravings by publisher Theodor de Bry.; Format: image/illustration

Garden of Eden: Theodor de Bry's drawing of the biblical Garden of Eden, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.; Format: image/illustration

The Carte of All the Coast of Virginia: Engraving by Theodor de Bry, based on John White's ca. 1585–1586 map of the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. The engraving was published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. Theodor...; Format: image/map

The Arrival of the Englishmen in Virginia: "The Arriual of the Englishmen in Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of English ships arriving in North America, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. The image shows several ships...; Format: image/illustration

A Weroan or Great Lorde of Virginia: "A Weroan or Great Lorde of Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man with a bow and arrow, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is...; Format: image/illustration

One of the Chief Ladies of Secota: "On of the Chieff Ladyes of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian woman, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the woman is depicted from both...; Format: image/illustration

One of the Religious Men in the Town of Secota: "On of the Religeous Men in the Towne of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is depicted from...; Format: image/illustration

A Chief Lorde of Roanoac.: "A Cheiff Lorde of Roanoac." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is depicted from both the front and...; Format: image/illustration

A Young Gentle Woman Daughter of Secota: "A Younge Gentill Woeman Doughter of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of a young American Indian woman, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the woman is depicted...; Format: image/illustration

A Chief Lady of Pomeiooc: "A Chieff Ladye of Pomeiooc." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian woman and girl, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the woman stands with her head...; Format: image/illustration

An Aged Man in His Winter Garment: "An Ageed Manne in His Winter Garment." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is standing with his right...; Format: image/illustration

Their Manner of Carrying the Children: "Their Manner of Careynge the Childern and A Tyere of the Cheiffe Ladyes of the Towne of Dasamonquepeuc." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian woman, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of...; Format: image/illustration

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