# Are Sites X and Y on the Chowan River the colonists' settlement? · Lost Colony of Roanoke > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:55+00:00 --- **0** # Are Sites X and Y on the Chowan River the colonists' settlement? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The First Colony Foundation declared the colony found there in June 2026⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBYTE4G59/the-lost-colony-is-found-how-we-did-it); independent specialists have raised the dating and context problems⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost). ## Answers 3 [**No; the material was left by later English traders or settlers, or is too disturbed to date.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCGWJ4S3W/no-the-material-was-left-by-later-english-traders-or) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCHM010AT/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Yes; they are parts of the colonists' dispersed settlement along the Chowan.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCFXA1S7A/yes-they-are-parts-of-the-colonists-dispersed-settlement) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 3 for Disputed ## History 1. 2020[Lawler puts forward: no; the material was left by later English traders or settlers, or is too disturbed to date.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost) 1. 2020[Lawler: pottery could be late 16th century and is unlikely after 1650; early clay pipes are absent at Site Y.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost)For: Yes; they are parts of the colonists' dispersed settlement along the Chowan. 1. 2020[Lawler: no fort or Elizabethan homestead found; soil ploughed by later farmers; no sealed context yet.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost)For: No; the material was left by later English traders or settlers, or is too disturbed to date. 1. 2026[First Colony Foundation puts forward: yes; they are parts of the colonists' dispersed settlement along the Chowan.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBYTE4G59/the-lost-colony-is-found-how-we-did-it) 1. 2026[First Colony Foundation: a late 16th-century Augsburg cloth seal at Site X suggests civilians rather than soldiers.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBYTE4G59/the-lost-colony-is-found-how-we-did-it)For: Yes; they are parts of the colonists' dispersed settlement along the Chowan. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists%23add-source) Where it fits Lost Colony of Roanoke **Are Sites X and Y on the Chowan River the colonists' settlement?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]