Researchers Think They Solved the Mystery of America's 'Lost Colony' - Vice Motherboard

Matthew Gault emphasizes the correction of fantasies angle in Scott Dawson's new book on the Roanoke Colony disappearance. There's excellent information on how the enigma has been interpreted in popular culture through the years. On June 25th we profiled an article providing additional illustrations and the pandemic-delayed hopes of Dawson's team to excavate a possible "survivor's camp" in Jocelyn LeBlanc's The Mystery Of The Lost Colony Of Roanoke May Finally Be Solved. As often happens in archaeology, the First Detailed Study Deepens The Mystery of Vast Stone Monuments in Saudi Arabia. Michelle Starr reports these strange structures were documented only three years ago, and that investigators are invoking that tried-and-true "ritual purposes" explanation to fill the vacuum of knowledge about their use. The flames of contention are stoked by the suggestion that Monkeys' Attraction to Burned Grasslands May Offer Clues to Human Ancestors' Mastery of Fire. Bridget Alex says anthropologists agree that "mastery of fire was a major milestone that set human ancestors apart from other species." The how this development happened and when it took place are highly debated, and the several-month study of the behavior of a troop of vervet monkeys is a creative tack to take--and take issue with. (WM)

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