America Unearthed (2012)

Episode Overview

In the late 1500s, long before Jamestown, the English aimed to establish their initial settlement in America at Roanoke. A group of 119 colonists arrived and settled there, only to mysteriously disappear. The mystery surrounding the Lost Colony of Roanoke has puzzled archaeologists, historians, and locals in North Carolina alike. However, forensic geologist Scott Wolter uncovers a set of 48 stone artifacts that have often been dismissed as fakes, yet these may provide crucial insights into solving America's oldest unsolved mystery.