| The Lost Colony and Jamestown droughts. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9554842 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Tree-ring data from Virginia indicate that the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island disappeared during the most extreme drought in 800 years (1587-1589) and that the alarming mortality and the near abandonment of Jamestown Colony occurred during the driest 7-year episode in 770 years (1606-1612). These extraordinary droughts can now be implicated in the fate of the Lost Colony and in the appalling death rate during the early occupations at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. |
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Authors:
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D W Stahle; M K Cleaveland; D B Blanton; M D Therrell; D A Gay |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Science (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 280 ISSN: 0036-8075 ISO Abbreviation: Science Publication Date: 1998 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-05-07 Completed Date: 1998-05-07 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404511 Medline TA: Science Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 564-7 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
Affiliation:
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Tree-Ring Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA. dstahle@comp.uark.edu |
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Climate Disasters / history* Fresh Water History, 16th Century History, 17th Century Humans Mortality* Nutrition Disorders / history Starvation / history Virginia |
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