# Stahle 1998: The Lost Colony and Jamestown droughts

> David W. Stahle, Malcolm K. Cleaveland, Dennis B. Blanton et al., 1998. 9 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The one peer-reviewed scientific…

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# The Lost Colony and Jamestown droughts

David W. Stahle, Malcolm K. Cleaveland, Dennis B. Blanton et al., 1998. _Science 280(5363), 564–567_.

Bald cypress tree rings from south-east Virginia show that the colony disappeared during the most extreme drought in 800 years (1587–1589), and that the worst of Jamestown's mortality fell in the driest seven years in 770 (1606–1612).

**Lost Colony of Roanoke** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.280.5363.564](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.280.5363.564)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The one peer-reviewed scientific result directly about the colony's circumstances.

## Cited by on this site 9 records

[The colonists died on or near Roanoke of hunger, disease or attack, or were lost at sea trying to reach…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCB8W6M9R/the-colonists-died-on-or-near-roanoke-of-hunger-disease-or)

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[The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCJK8561D/the-drought-is-established-but-its-effect-on-this-colony)

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[Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCHVT35KB/yes-harvest-failure-for-colonists-and-neighbours-pushed-them)

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[1587–1589 was the most extreme drought in 800 years in the regional tree rings.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCBGP32E8/15871589-was-the-most-extreme-drought-in-800-years-in-the)

Evidence

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[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Stahle and colleagues publish the Lost Colony drought](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/events/EVT0CQCC4XR5D6G/stahle-and-colleagues-publish-the-lost-colony-drought)

EVT

[The most extreme drought in 800 years in the region](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/events/EVT0CQCC3YG4RQP/the-most-extreme-drought-in-800-years-in-the-region)

EVT

[The Lost Colony of Roanoke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke)

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

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## Cite it

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Stahle, D. W., Cleaveland, M. K., Blanton, D. B., Therrell, M. D., & Gay, D. A. (1998). The Lost Colony and Jamestown droughts. Science 280(5363), 564–567. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.280.5363.564
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