▁and ▁neglect ed ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁ring ▁properly ▁tested . ▁ ▁X - ray ▁analysis ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁proved ▁the ▁ring ▁was ▁br ass , ▁not ▁gold , ▁and ▁exper ts ▁could ▁not ▁confirm ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁connection ▁to ▁K end all ▁her ald ry . ▁ ▁The ▁low ▁value ▁and ▁relative ▁an onym ity ▁of ▁the ▁ring ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁conclus ively ▁associate ▁with ▁any ▁particular ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁voy ages , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁increases ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time . ▁ ▁A ▁significant ▁challenge ▁for ▁arch ae olog ists ▁seeking ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁colon ists ▁is ▁that ▁many ▁common ▁artifact s ▁could ▁pla us ibly ▁origin ate ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁col ony , ▁or ▁from ▁Native ▁Americans ▁who ▁trad ed ▁with ▁other ▁European ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁era . ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Law ler ▁suggests ▁that ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁conclus ive ▁find ▁would ▁be ▁female ▁remains ▁( since ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁col ony ▁was ▁exclus ively ▁male ) ▁buried ▁according ▁to ▁Christian ▁tradition ▁( sup ine , ▁in ▁an ▁east – west ▁orientation ) ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁to ▁before ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁( by ▁which ▁point ▁Europe ans ▁would ▁have ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁region ). ▁ ▁However , ▁few ▁human ▁remains ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁at ▁sites ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Lost ▁Col