Artifact analysis
From TIGHAR
Contents
Selected artifacts
- Sixteen interesting items found on Niku.
- "Help Wanted: Smelling for Gunsmoke."
- "Join the Search."--items you may be able to help locate or identify.
- Niku V: Reports and Analysis.
- "Review and Update," TIGHAR Tracks, November 2010.
- Niku VI: PIPA Report, Earhart Project Artifacts.
- PIPA Report, Complete list thru Niku VI
Expedition | Year | ID Number | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Niku I | 1989 | 2-1 | a navigator's bookcase |
Niku I | 1989 | 2-1-V-18 and 2-1-V-2 | "Dado" or heat shield |
Niku II | 1991 | 2-2-G-7/1-9 | parts of a woman's shoe, Cat's Paw repair heel |
Niku II | 1991 | 2-2-V-1 | Alclad aluminum sheet |
Niku IIIP | 1996 | 2-3-S-5 | Button |
Niku IIIP | 1996 | 2-3-V-1 | Cables |
Niku IIIP | 1996 | 2-3-V-2 | Transparent Sheet (plexiglass) |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-18 | Part of a makeup mirror. |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-21F | Tube part? |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-32 | Part of a straight razor? |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-43 | Anode plate |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-45 | Oil can cap (not a knob) |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-46 | Looped heavy duty non-magnetic wire that was once welded(?) to another non-magnetic metal surface. |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-03a and 2-6-S-03b | little clips, a.k.a gidgies |
Niku IIII | 2001 | 2-6-S-21b | Fragment of hexagonal bottle. |
Niku VP | 2003 | 2-7-V-1 and 2-7-V-2 | "Dado" or heat shield |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-1 | Part of a makeup mirror. |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-2a | Bottom of a bottle. |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-3 | Talon zipper. |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-5 | Part of a pocket knife |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-25 | Fragments of an amber bottle. |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-27 | Fragments of a green bottle. |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-30 | Red material. Rouge? |
Niku V | 2007 | 2-8-S-41a and 2-8-S-41b | Fragments of a hexagonal bottle. |
remnants of riveted can |
Comprehensive list of artifacts
1944
2-0-V-1 | small diamond shaped piece of aluminum |
1989
2-1-V-1 | navigator’s bookcase |
2-1-V-2 | cut aluminum sheet |
2-1-V-3 | cut aluminum strip |
2-1-V-4 | electrical terminal strip |
2-1-V-5 | aluminum rectangle |
2-1-V-8 | sheet aluminum structure |
2-1-V-10 | broken knife blade |
1991
2-2-V-1 | Aluminum sheet with rivet holes |
2-2-V-2 | Piece of cut out material with metal mount |
2-2-V-3 | Bent metal cylinder |
2-2-V-4 | Metal ring |
2-2-V-5 | Metal comb |
2-2-V-6 | Misc. unidentified metal objects (5) |
2-2-V-7 | Remnant of rubber hose |
2-2-V-8 | Torn aluminum structure, apparent # 32B 10 |
2-2-V-9 | Aluminum channel section |
2-2-V-10 | Aluminum strips /1 and /2 |
2-2-V-11 | Shoe top |
2-2-V-12 | Boot sole |
2-2-V-13 | Section of aluminum pipe |
1991
2-2-G-1 | |||
Fish vertabrae (?) | |||
2-2-G-2 | Unknown bone | ||
2-2-G-3 | Tiny (rat?) humerus | ||
2-2-G-4 | Examples of rusted barrel iron | ||
2-2-G-5 | Thermometer, broken | ||
2-2-G-6 | Threaded metal cap | ||
2-2-G-7 | Shoe parts | ||
2-2-G-7/1Cats | Paw heel | ||
2-2-G-7/2 | Sole | ||
2-2-G-7/3 | Sole pieces | ||
2-2-G-7/4 | Sole pieces | ||
2-2-G-7/5 | Sole pieces | ||
2-2-G-7/6 | Leather pieces | ||
2-2-G-7/7 | Leather pieces | ||
2-2-G-7/8 | Leather pieces | ||
2-2-G-7, /6, /7 & /8 | screened bits of leather, ferrous metal, brass eyelet | 2-2-G-7/9 | Leather piece |
2-2-G-8 | Shoe heel | ||
2-2-G-9 | Misc. charcoal pieces |
1991
2-2-B-1 | Rifle cartridges |
2-2-B-2 | .45 cal. slug |
2-2-B-3 | Handmade bamboo, aluminum and rope object |
1996
2-3-S-5 button |
1996
2-3-V-1 | radio cables |
2-3-V-2 | Plexiglas fragment |
2-3-V-3 | thin stainless steel wire similar to aircraft safety wire |
1997
2-4-A-2 | small metal washer |
1997
2-4-V-1 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-2 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-3 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-4 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-5 | aluminum stringer |
2-4-V-9 | channel section |
2-2-V-10 | aluminum cut strips |
2-4-V-10a | aluminum sheet |
2-4-V-10b | aluminum sheet piece |
2-4-V-11 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-12 | aluminum cut strip |
2-4-V-21 | aluminum comb |
2-4-V-26 | aluminum B-24 cap strip |
2-4-V-29 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-32 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-33 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-35 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-48 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-54 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-55 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-58 | aluminum strip |
2-4-V-60 | stainless steel safety wire |
2-4-V-66 | aluminum comb |
2-4-V-86 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-87 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-88 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-89 | aluminum plate piece |
2-4-V-90 | aluminum comb |
2-4-V-93 | heavy aluminum part |
2-4-V-94 | aluminum strip |
2-4-V-103 | aluminum plate |
2-4-V-105 | aluminum rectangle |
2-4-V-106 | aluminum rectangle |
1999
2-5-N-1 | broken fitting |
2-5-N-2 | aluminum rectangle |
2001
2-6-L-01 | Copper screening sample |
2-6-L-02 | Copper wire samples |
2-6-L-03 | Metal samples |
2-6-L-04 | Corrugated metal |
2001
2-6-V-01 | Asphalt sheet sample |
2-6-V-02 | Asbestos sheet samples |
2-6-T-01 | Aluminum artifact |
2-6-T-02a | Metal fastener |
2-6-T-02b | Piece of finished wood |
2-6-T-03a | shell casing, British |
2-6-T-03b | fragmented bullet |
2-6-T-04 | Light bulb base, American style |
2-6-T-05a | Copper tubing |
2-6-T-05b | Brass screw |
2-6-T-05C | Can lid |
2-6-S-01 | Plate sherd #1 |
2-6-S-02 | Large asbestos sheet |
2-6-S-03a | Aluminum (?) object, rounded, with copper (?) screw |
2-6-S-03b | Aluminum (?) object, squared, with copper (?) screw |
2-6-S-04 | Small asbestos sheet |
2-6-S-05 | Copper screening |
2-6-S-06 | .22 shell casing with "U" |
2-6-S-07 | Food can |
2-6-S-08 | Plate sherd #2 |
2-6-S-09 | Copper screening |
2-6-S-10 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-11 | Southeast corner of tank |
2-6-S-12 | heavy ferrous triangular piece |
2-6-S-13 | Wood, finished |
2-6-S-14 | Copper screening |
2-6-S-15 | Metal pieces |
2-6-S-16 | Small glass sherd |
2-6-S-17 | Plate sherd, USCG |
2-6-S-18 | Flat glass fragment |
2-6-S-19a | Unknown material, biological? |
2-6-S-19b | brown glass shard, burned |
2-6-S-19c | brown glass shard, unburned |
2-6-S-19d | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-20 | Metal flakes |
2-6-S-21a | Glass sherd, broken - fishnet float |
2-6-S-21b | Glass sherd - piece of bottle |
2-6-S-21c | Heavy copper wire |
2-6-S-21d | Copper screening |
2-6-S-21e | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-21f | light ferrous metal cap w/ flanges |
2-6-S-22 | Plate sherd, edge |
2-6-S-23 | Plate sherd with USCG pattern |
2-6-S-24a | .22 Cal shell casing |
2-6-S-24b | .22 Cal shell casing |
2-6-S-25 | Heavy electrical connector with cable end |
2-6-S-26 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-27 | Copper screening |
2-6-S-28 | large small-headed nail |
2-6-S-29 | Copper screening (in clam feature) |
2-6-S-30 | Glass fragment, light bulb (?) 0.5m from SW corner of tank |
2-6-S-31 | Copper screening |
2-6-S-32 | Scalloped object with nail |
2-6-S-33 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-34 | Nail, square brass (boat nail?) |
2-6-S-35 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-36 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-37 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-38 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-39 | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-40 | Copper screening (large sheet) |
2-6-S-41 | Light bulb base (bakelite?) |
2-6-S-42 | Copper wire |
2-6-S-43 | Half-cylinder, thin metal, with flanges |
2-6-S-44 | nail with washer |
2-6-S-45 | knurled knob |
2-6-S-46 | cup handle ? |
2-6-S-47 | concrete block fragment |
2-6-S-48a | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-48b | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-48c | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-48d | .30 Cal stripper clip ? |
2-6-S-49 | Asphalt sheet |
2-6-S-50a | Small plastic cap |
2-6-S-50b | Large plastic cap |
2-6-S-51a | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51b | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51c | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51d | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51e | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51f | .30 Cal M-1 Carbine case |
2-6-S-51g | complete .30 cal round |
2-6-S-51h | .30 cal bullet |
2-6-S-52 | metal object samples |
2-6-S-53 | metal flakes |
2-6-S-54 | Asphalt sheet samples |
2-6-S-55 | light bulb post |
2-6-S-56 | Asphalt structure |
2-6-S-57 | Corrugated metal sample |
2-6-S-58 | Sample metal channel material |
2-6-S-59 | Pumice |
2-6-S-60 | Pumice |
2003
2-7-V-1 | cut aluminum sheet |
2-7-V-2 | cut aluminum sheet |
2007
2-8-V-1 | aluminum fragment |
2-8-V-2 | radio knob and shaft |
2-8-V-3 | aluminum fragment |
2-8-V-4 | aluminum fragment |
2-8-V-5 | pulley |
2-8-V-6 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-7 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-8 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-9 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-10 | possible brake part |
2-8-V-11 | possible brake part |
2-8-V-12 | metal fitting |
2-8-V-13 | unidentified machine part |
2-8-V-14 | bushing |
2-8-V-15 | bushing |
2-8-V-16 | nut |
2-8-V-17 | coaxial cable connector |
2-8-V-18 | capacitor |
2-8-V-19 | wheel hub |
2-8-V-20 | compression fiting |
2-8-V-21 | aluminum fragment |
2-8-V-22 | metal fragment |
2-8-V-23 | five-strand stainless steel wire |
2-8-V-24 | squeeze tube top |
2-8-V-25 | 1953 Australian florin |
2-8-V-26 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-27 | metal fragment |
2-8-V-28 | possible radio part |
2-8-V-29 | coaxial cable connector |
2-8-V-30 | coaxial cable fitting |
2-8-V-31 | aluminum fragment |
2-8-V-32 | radio part |
2-8-V-33 | watch |
2-8-V-34 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-35 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-36 | bearing sleeve |
2-8-V-37 | bearing sleeve |
2007
2-8-S-1 | Flat glass fragment |
2-8-S-2 a&b | bottle bottom and fragment |
2-8-S-3 | zipper |
2-8-S-4 a&b | snap |
2-8-S-5 | broken pocket knife |
2-8-S-7 | .45 slug |
2-8-S-8 | M1 carbine shell casing |
2-8-S-9 | M1 carbine shell casing |
2-8-S-10 | M1 carbine shell casing |
2-8-S-11 | M1 carbine slug |
2-8-S-12 | .22 shell casing |
2-8-S-13 | .22 shell casing |
2-8-S-14 | .22 shell casing |
2-8-S-15 | cable clamp |
2-8-S-16 | ceramic shard |
2-8-S-17 | ceramic shard |
2-8-S-18 | unidentified beige mass |
2-8-S-19 | mashed bullet |
2-8-S-20 | thick glass shard |
2-8-S-21 | thin curved glass shard |
2-8-S-22 | metal fragments |
2-8-S-23 | green wire mesh |
2-8-S-24 | red wafer |
2-8-S-25 | wire, bent to hold bottles? |
2-8-S-26 | broken amber glass bottle |
2-8-S-27 | broken green glass bottle |
2-8-S-30 | red wafer |
2-8-S-31a&b | aluminum nails |
2-8-S-32 | non-metalic fragment |
2-6-S-33 | fragment of unidentified material |
2-8-S-34 | black tubing |
2-8-S-35a&b | gaskets |
2-8-S-37 | red wafer |
2-8-S-38 | fragment of unidentified material |
2-8-S-39 | metal fragment with red material |
2-8-S-40a&b | metal fragments with possible enamel |
2-8-S-41 | stripper clip (0.30 cal) |
2-8-S-42 | brass (?) ring |
2-8-S-43a&b | ferrous pieces |
2-8-S-44 | red ferrous with edge (?) |
2-8-S-45 | ferrous with red |
2-8-S-46 | ferrous with red |
2-8-S-47 | non-magnetic material |
2-8-S-48a,b,c | apparent ferrous but non-magnetic |
2-8-S-49 | fibrous material |
2-8-S-50 | sherd of CG crockery |
2-8-S-51 | fingertip bandage (probably modern) |
2-8-S-52 | ferrous (treated) |
2-8-S-53 | brown glass (heated/bubbled) |
2-8-S-54a&b | frosted glass |
2-8-S-55 | glass bottle top (frosted) |
2-8-S-56 | ceramic sherd |
2-8-S-57 | glass shard (flash bulb) |
2-8-S-58 | glass shard (flash bulb) |
2-8-S-59 | ferrous pieces with gray (per TK 1/23/09) |
2-8-S-60 | ferrous pieces with wire reinforce and rivets (per TK 1/23/09) |
2-8-S-61a&b | glass from bird bone feature S of SL-3 (cataloged 9-27-10) |
2010
2-9-S-1 | broken glass jar |
2-9-S-1a | part of top |
2-9-S-1b | part of top (distant) |
2-9-S-1c | part of bottom |
2-9-S-1d | part of bottom |
2-9-S-1e | part of bottom |
2-9-S-2 | leather? |
2-9-S-3 | button, large |
2-9-S-4 | button, small |
2-9-S-5 | bead |
2-9-S-6 | cervical bone? |
2-9-S-7 | bone chip? |
2-9-S-8 | leather? |
2-9-S-9 | small bone? |
2-9-S-10 | rouge pieces (9) |
2-9-S-11a&b | turtle? |
2-9-S-12 | metal cap? |
2-9-S-13 | bone chip? |
2-9-S-14 | cloth |
2-9-S-15 | clam shucker? |
2-9-S-16 | knife body |
2-9-S-17 | knife bolster |
2-9-S-18 | knife bone fragment |
2-9-S-19 | small plastic cap |
2-9-S-20 | twisted wire |
2-9-S-21 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-22 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-23 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-24 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-25 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-26 | thin broken glass |
2-9-S-27 | broken Mennen bottle |
2-9-S-28 | three comb teeth |
2-9-S-29 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-30 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-31 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-32 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-33 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-34 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-35 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-36 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-37 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-38 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-39a | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-39b | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-40 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-41 | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-42a | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-42b | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-43a | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-43b | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-43c | .22 shell casing |
2-9-S-44 | glass, curved, green |
2-9-S-45 | glass, green |
2-9-S-46 | glass, green |
2-9-S-47 | glass, green |
2-9-S-48 | glass, green |
2-9-S-49 | tiny wire |
2-9-S-50 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-51 | glass, Mennen? |
2-9-S-52 | glass, Mennen? |
2-9-S-53 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-54 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-55 | glass, corner |
2-9-S-56 | glass (3 pieces) |
2-9-S-57 | glass |
2-9-S-58 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-59 | glass |
2-9-S-60 | glass, Mennen? |
2-9-S-61 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-62 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-63 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-64 | glass, Mennen |
2-9-S-65 | glass, corner |
2-9-S-66 | cap, threaded & knurled |
2-9-S-67 | cap, threaded |
2-9-S-68 | translucent frag |
2-9-S-69 | translucent/ceramic? |
2-9-S-70 | red rounded frags |
2-9-S-71 | tiny red frags |
2-9-S-72 | tinier red frags |
2-9-S-73 | red frag |
2-9-S-74 | battery? |
2-9-S-75 | the “dragonfly” |
2-9-S-76 | tiny red flakes |
2-9-S-77 | nail |
2-9-S-78 | glass, amber |
2-9-S-79 | glass |
2-9-S-80 | cheesehead screw |
2-9-S-81 | many ferrous chunks |
2-9-S-82 | many ferrous chunks |
2-9-S-82a | plug and washer |
2-9-S-83a | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-83b | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-83c | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-83d | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-83e | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-83f | ferrous pieces |
2-9-S-84 | corrugated iron |
2-9-S-85 | ferrous pieces w/coating |
2-9-S-86 | ferrous |
2-9-S-87 | ferrous |
2-9-S-88 | metallic object |
2-9-S-89 | rod tip |
2-9-S-90a | corrugation |
2-9-S-90b | corrugation |
2-9-S-91 | dowel |
2-9-S-92 | iron shards |
2-9-S-93 | ferrous |
2-9-S-94 | ferrous rivets/corner. |
2-9-S-95 | corrugation |
2-9-S-96 | rectangular ferrous |
2-9-S-97 | ferrous with coating |
2-9-S-98 | ferrous |
2-9-S-99 | ferrous |
2-9-S-100 | broken iron dowels. |
2-9-S-101 | ferrous |
2-9-S-102 | dowel |
2-9-S-103 | tin can? Round obj. |
2-9-S-104 | thick ferrous |
2-9-S-104a | plug, washer like 2-9-S-82a |
2-9-S-105 | ferrous |
2-9-S-106 | ferrous |
2-9-S-107 | intact iron dowels and nail |