Other than being written by the colonists, are there any other explanations for how the words "CROATOAN" and "CRO" appeared?

b europeans take corn to africa. corn becomes an important crop there.

chamberlains goal was to stop the uk ad germany from fighting which he went to hitler and asked if he could sign a peace treaty between germany and the uk

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.