Archaeologists pinpoint site of doomed 'Spanish Roanoke' colony after unearthing single clue

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Mark Horton, an archaeology professor at the Royal Agricultural University in the United Kingdom, spoke with Fox News Digital about his recent research that may reveal the fate of the Roanoke colonists. Archaeologists pinpointed the exact location of the so-called "Spanish Roanoke," a doomed colony that collapsed within years — after they uncovered a single coin that helped confirm the site. A group of Chilean researchers recently announced the discovery of the exact location of Rey Don Felipe, later known as Port Famine, along the Strait of Magellan in Chilean Patagonia. The colony was established by King Philip II of Spain in 1584 in an effort to control the strait, a critical passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. LONG-LOST SOLDIER'S GRAVE DISCOVERED AT REMOTE US NATIONAL PARK AFTER 150 YEARS But within three years, the site was found ab