# Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.

> Most likely: Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.

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# Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.

Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Native settlements in the region show stress or relocation in the late 1580s.

## What would rule it out

- Regional archaeology showing no stress in those years.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCJBE7GWR/at-jamestown-mortality-tracks-drought-with-a-correlation-of)

Suggestive

FOR

[The most extreme drought in 800 years, 1587–1589.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCJ3M308Y/the-most-extreme-drought-in-800-years-15871589)

Established

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Did the 1587–1589 drought contribute to the colony's fate?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7VG6WM0/did-the-15871589-drought-contribute-to-the-colonys-fate)

Part of [What happened to the colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC6W858JF/what-happened-to-the-colonists-left-on-roanoke-island-in)

Most likelyYes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them. [Answer ANS0CQCCHVT35KB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQCCHVT35KB
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