. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁earth work ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁restore ▁its ▁original ▁size ▁and ▁shape . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁research ▁on ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island ▁only ▁began ▁when ▁Tal c ott ▁Williams ▁discovered ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁bur ial ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁exc av ate ▁the ▁fort , ▁but ▁found ▁nothing ▁of ▁significance . ▁ ▁I vor ▁No ël ▁H ume ▁would ▁later ▁make ▁several ▁comp elling ▁finds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁but ▁none ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁posit ively ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁col ony , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁out post . ▁ ▁After ▁H urr icane ▁Em ily ▁un cover ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁artifact s ▁along ▁Cape ▁Creek ▁in ▁Bu xt on , ▁David ▁S utton ▁Ph el ps ▁Jr . ▁organized ▁an ▁exc av ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Ph el ps ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁discovered ▁a ▁ring ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁which ▁initially ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁gold ▁sign et ▁ring ▁bearing ▁the ▁her ald ry ▁of ▁a ▁K end all ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁find ▁was ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁land mark ▁discovery , ▁but ▁Ph el ps ▁never ▁published ▁a ▁paper ▁on ▁his ▁find ings ,