Comments on: 4 Lost Civilizations (and what might have happened to them)

By: eric skopec

eric skopec — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:59:18 +0000

Interesting compilation, but your chronology for the Anasazi is off substantially. They existed as a recognizable culture by about 100 BCE, moved en mass into recognizable cliff dwellings around 1200, and abandoned the four corners area around 1280.
Coincidentally, there is not much mystery! We know who they were, how they lived, why their society collapsed, and where their descendants live.

By: Janet Crain

Janet Crain — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:29:48 +0000

North Carolina was not in existance at this time, so saying Roanoke, Virginia is understandable. The entire huge area was called Virginia.

However; Drake did not leave 15 men. He left no one. 15 English soldiers were left about a month later by Sir Richard Grenville to hold the land for England.

One man was accounted for. His skeleton was found by the John White Colonists. Indians confirmed that he was killed in a fierce attack. The rest put up a brave fight but eventually fled in a small boat. Their fate is unknown.

Visit the Searching for the Lost Colony DNA Blog for more articles.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:12:50 +0000

Hate to be pedantic, but your first entry states that Raleigh sent a group of citizens to Roanoke, Virginia. The island of Roanoke is actually along the coast of North Carolina. Roanoke, VA, is an inland city of about 96,000–a good day’s drive from the island of Roanoke.

By: dawn

dawn — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:52:58 +0000

I live in the area of the Anasazi, and I can tell you that visiting the various sites of their (and the Sinagua) abandoned homes is amazing. I have been to some them at least a hundred times, and I never tire of them.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:57:20 +0000

The ancient inhabitants of Ireland. Those that built Newgrange, Tara etc.. little is known.. 3500BC