Excavating Fort Raleigh: Archaeology at England's First Colony

by Dr. Eric Klingelhofer

Dig into a first-hand account of excavations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. A small earthen fort on Roanoke Island, traditionally known as Old Fort Raleigh, was the site of the first English colony in the Americas. Previous archaeological discoveries at the site left many questions unanswered by the 1990s. Where was the main fort and town founded by Raleigh's lieutenant, Ralph Lane, the first governor? Was the small log structure outside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467156442
• ISBN13: 9781467156448
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.6"