Ric, in response to your post..is it possible that she indeed do this? I know growing up that we used to bury things below a certain tree that we liked and 20 years later and went back and there it was. If Amelia and Fred did land the Electra on Niku and had ample time to get things out of the plane. I'd think she would remove these from the nose compartment first. As some have said that she may have indeed used these for fire purposes over time. But, I believe that there is a journal or log of her time there. Especially, along with several flight covers she would have sent on later after her death. I believe, if this is the case...then the tree where you found all the fish bones and etc would be a place where she most likely would bury this for a future find. If not there, then someplace close that would indicate a marker or pile of rocks. Somewhere, that would be noticeable and easy to access...So my question for all those of you who "have" been to the island...did you notice anything that looked out of the ordinary. Something, that Amelia wanted to draw attention to and that someone would find the items she left behind! Anyway, this is a good topic to discuss!