# Lawler 2020: Newfound survivor camp may explain fate of the famed Lost Colony of Roanoke > Andrew Lawler, 2020. 11 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The independent account of Sites X and Y, with critics. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Lost Colony of Roanoke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke)Lawler 2020 **0** # Newfound survivor camp may explain fate of the famed Lost Colony of Roanoke Andrew Lawler, 2020. _National Geographic_. Reports (5 November 2020) the First Colony Foundation's Site X and Site Y on Albemarle Sound near the town of Mettaquem: English pottery that Jacqui Pearce (Museum of London) thinks could be late 16th century and unlikely after 1650; no fort; plough disturbance; the possibility of Jamestown-era traders; Charles Ewen's view that the team seeks to prove rather than test; and the view that Hatteras finds date to the mid to late 17th century. **Lost Colony of Roanoke** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The independent account of Sites X and Y, with critics. ## Cited by on this site 11 records [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) Answer ANS [Charles Ewen judged the team to be seeking to prove rather than test its theory.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCHC65M1C/charles-ewen-judged-the-team-to-be-seeking-to-prove-rather) Evidence EVD [Critics date the Hatteras finds to the mid to late 17th century, possibly trade goods or heirlooms.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCC92J4JA1/critics-date-the-hatteras-finds-to-the-mid-to-late-17th) Evidence EVD [Critics date the Hatteras finds to the mid to late 17th century.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCFDP1TAD/critics-date-the-hatteras-finds-to-the-mid-to-late-17th) Evidence EVD [No fort or Elizabethan homestead found; soil ploughed by later farmers; no sealed context yet.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCH4C3STF/no-fort-or-elizabethan-homestead-found-soil-ploughed-by) Evidence EVD [No sealed 16th-century context or structure; ploughed soil; later traders could have left the pottery.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCA9M6AZ8/no-sealed-16th-century-context-or-structure-ploughed-soil) Evidence EVD [Pottery could be late 16th century and is unlikely after 1650; early clay pipes are absent at Site Y.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCGCY2AF2/pottery-could-be-late-16th-century-and-is-unlikely-after) Evidence EVD [National Geographic reports the Site X and Site Y finds and their critics](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/events/EVT0CQCC5N67QSF/national-geographic-reports-the-site-x-and-site-y-finds-and) EVT [The Lost Colony of Roanoke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke) The mystery article MYS [Are Sites X and Y on the Chowan River the colonists' settlement?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7KP2Q3X/are-sites-x-and-y-on-the-chowan-river-the-colonists) Question QST [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) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Lawler, A. (2020). Newfound survivor camp may explain fate of the famed Lost Colony of Roanoke. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-lost-colony-roanoke ``` [Read it free at nationalgeographic.com](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-lost-colony-roanoke) Key **SRC** 0CQCBY301Q8X Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 29 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCBY301Q8X/newfound-survivor-camp-may-explain-fate-of-the-famed-lost/csl.json)