Across
- 1. Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
- 3. An uncertain belief.
- 7. Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
- 10. Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
- 11. Lasting over a period of time; durable.
- 12. Relating to the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of artifacts and structures.
- 14. Completely baffling; very puzzling.
- 16. An island off North Carolina on the East Coast of the United States, site of the mysterious disappearance of an English colony in the 16th century.
- 17. Things that serve to obscure or hide something.
- 18. A record of events year by year.
- 19. People who have moved to an area and established a permanent residence there.
Down
- 2. The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
- 4. A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
- 5. Not allowing fluid to pass through.
- 6. The action or fact of ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- 8. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
- 9. In a strange and frightening manner.
- 11. Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- 13. The name of a Native American tribe and an island, now known as Hatteras Island, that was a clue left by the disappeared Roanoke settlers.
- 15. The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.