Guilty as charged--maybe. But I dont need, or want an audience. I started by expounding the virtues of TIGHAR. Truce!!
Ingo---Thanks for letting us know about your degree! No really, because some of us now have another person that we can ask specialized questions to.
yes---slowing down and taking a deep breath is correct. There is alot about this mystery that= we dont know, but little bit by little bit, we are piecing this large puzzle together. The archaeology does play a major part in all of this, and the more we can dig up, the more 'possible' evidence to Amelia being on Niku we can gather. Whether that is at the seven site, the north west corner, the village, or possibly some place 'we' havent thought of yet, its all important. just as important as the 'underwater archaeology' search for the Electra. I'm alittle partical to the aircraft side of this, because we havent found enough evidence that NR16020 was there. Something was for sure, but if the Electra did NOT land on Niku, then what happened, and then how did Amelia and fred get to Niku? As a scientist, I think that you can understand my question. We know she left Lae in the Electra. We 'think' she landed on the reef at Niku, and for a time was a castaway. If TIGHAR finds the evidence about the Electra needed to prove that it is the wreckage on the reef, then might we assume that she was there? But---what if it isnt the Electra, but some other unknown aircraft for times past? That doesnt mean she wasnt there, just that we havent found enough evidence to verify it.
Ingo----I think you can play a big part in this, because of your knowledge. If you dont mind every now and again answering some questions from a non-archaeologist.
Glad you are here!
Tom