Step-by-step explanation:
I read that article last year. I still remember it.
1. In 1587, John White sailed home to England from a tiny island off the coast of North Carolina.
6. The colonist and his crew left a colony of a hundred people behind.
2. Three years later, John White returned with supplies for the colony.
5. He found nothing but an abandoned fort with a post that said "Croatan."
4. Archaeologists have found a gold ring, pipes, coins, and bones from the Croatan site.
3. The mystery still remains unsolved.
So, the correct chronological order is: 1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3.