Summer 2003
Summer 2003 Abstracts

Donald Charity

Willie Gilchrist
L. Creekmore
Vincent Davis
Danielle Graves
Carl Seward
Eunice Smith
Nelson Veale
A. Anderson
Zaccheus Eley
Cory Hill
Karitsa Williams
Tracey Ward
Golar Newby
 

Danielle GravesDanielle Graves
email: dcgraves@mail.ecsu.edu

Mentor: Dr. Dwayne Williams
Internship:
ECSU Undergraduate Research Experience in Ocean, Marine, and Space Science
Title:
Science, Settlement and Remote Sensing: Locating the Remains of the Lost Colony in NE North Carolina

In the world of science, technology, and national security, remote sensing technology has emerged as a primary tool for retrieving and interpreting geographical data. Our research project, "Science, Settlement and Remote Sensing" aims to expand the application of remote sensing technology by answering the question: What happened to the "Lost Colony of Roanoke?" Our research takes an interdisciplinary approach to this 400 year old question by drawing on a wide-range of primary and secondary sources from history, geography, archaeology, and most importantly remote sensing technology. Challenging some of the key scholarly assumptions about the fate of the "Lost Colony," we argue that the remnants of the "Lost Colony" can located in Northeast North Carolina. In particular, our research strongly suggests that final fate of the "Lost Colony" can be traced to Buck Ridge near Roanoke Island.