The Seven Site - Revision history

Moleski: /* Related Material */

2012-05-17T04:05:39Z

Related Material

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	* Research bulletin: [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/21_RecentHab/21_RecentHab.html "Signs of Recent Habitation?"] Possible trails?		* Research bulletin: [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/21_RecentHab/21_RecentHab.html "Signs of Recent Habitation?"] Possible trails?
	* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeWA0q7mM8&feature=channel "More about the Seven Site."]		* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeWA0q7mM8&feature=channel "More about the Seven Site."]
			* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/b/b9/The-Case-for-Nikumaroro.pdf "The Case for Nikumaroro."]

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Thomas: italicize ship's name

2011-02-23T03:11:26Z

italicize ship's name

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	== Why might the castaway have been attracted to the Seven Site? ==		== Why might the castaway have been attracted to the Seven Site? ==
	[[File:GoogleEarth Niku Image.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:GoogleEarth Niku Image.jpg\|thumb]]
	Arguments about why [[Earhart]] and/or [[Noonan]] would or should have moved from the [[Landing on the Reef?\|best landing site]] near the [[Norwich City]] are essentially moot (arguable, undecidable, essentially irrelevant). IF that is where the [[bones\|castaway died]], and if the castaway was, in fact, [[Earhart]] or [[Noonan]], then we have to presume that he or she thought it was a good place to camp either temporarily or indefinitely. It is possible that the castaway arrived at the Seven Site after scouting what looks like, but is not, a freshwater pond near the southeast tip of the island.		Arguments about why [[Earhart]] and/or [[Noonan]] would or should have moved from the [[Landing on the Reef?\|best landing site]] near the ''[[Norwich City]]'' are essentially moot (arguable, undecidable, essentially irrelevant). IF that is where the [[bones\|castaway died]], and if the castaway was, in fact, [[Earhart]] or [[Noonan]], then we have to presume that he or she thought it was a good place to camp either temporarily or indefinitely. It is possible that the castaway arrived at the Seven Site after scouting what looks like, but is not, a freshwater pond near the southeast tip of the island.
	* Pleasant forest.		* Pleasant forest.
	* Breezes from prevailing easterly winds.		* Breezes from prevailing easterly winds.

Moleski: /* Documentary evidence */

2011-01-01T16:50:40Z

Documentary evidence

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	=== Documentary evidence ===		=== Documentary evidence ===
			[[File:41SESvnsite.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|<div align="center">From Navy PBYs, June 1941</div>]]
	* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/22_GallaghersClues/22_GallaghersClues.html Documentary argument favoring Seven Site as the castaway's camp]--a compendium of Gallagher's descriptions.		* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/22_GallaghersClues/22_GallaghersClues.html Documentary argument favoring Seven Site as the castaway's camp]--a compendium of Gallagher's descriptions.

Moleski: /* Documentary evidence */

2011-01-01T16:46:30Z

Documentary evidence

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	* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/22_GallaghersClues/22_GallaghersClues.html Documentary argument favoring Seven Site as the castaway's camp]--a compendium of Gallagher's descriptions.		* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/22_GallaghersClues/22_GallaghersClues.html Documentary argument favoring Seven Site as the castaway's camp]--a compendium of Gallagher's descriptions.
	* Reservation of land for ~~him~~ or komitina
			;Gallagher to Vaskess, 17 October 1940<nowiki>:</nowiki>
			:"Bones were found on South East corner of island about 100 feet above ordinary high water springs."

			;Gallagher to WPHC, 27 December 27 1940 transmittal letter<nowiki>:</nowiki>
			:"The larger of these packages is the coffin containing the remains of the unidentified individual found on the South Eastern shore of Gardner Island; the second package is the sextant box found in the immediate locality and contains all the other pieces of evidence which were found in the proximity of the body. ..."
			:"It is possible that something may come to hand during the course of the next few months when the area in question will be again thoroughly examined during the course of planting operations, which will involve a certain amount of digging in the vicinity"
			;We have photographic evidence of operations at the Seven Site about 100 feet above ordinary high water springs six months later in June 1941. The same photo shows no activity at the south east tip.

			* Reservation of land for Gallagher or a subsequent komitina (commissioner).

	=== Photographic evidence ===		=== Photographic evidence ===

Moleski: /* Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? */

2010-12-18T16:31:06Z

Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart?

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	* Artifacts		* Artifacts

	== Was the ~~Castaway~~ Amelia Earhart? ==		== Was the castaway Amelia Earhart? ==
	Some materials collected at the Seven Site are consistent with this theory:		Some materials collected at the Seven Site are consistent with this theory:

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	* A button		* A button
	* Parts of a [[pocket knife]]		* Parts of a [[pocket knife]]

			== Why might the castaway have been attracted to the Seven Site? ==
			[[File:GoogleEarth Niku Image.jpg\|thumb]]
			Arguments about why [[Earhart]] and/or [[Noonan]] would or should have moved from the [[Landing on the Reef?\|best landing site]] near the [[Norwich City]] are essentially moot (arguable, undecidable, essentially irrelevant). IF that is where the [[bones\|castaway died]], and if the castaway was, in fact, [[Earhart]] or [[Noonan]], then we have to presume that he or she thought it was a good place to camp either temporarily or indefinitely. It is possible that the castaway arrived at the Seven Site after scouting what looks like, but is not, a freshwater pond near the southeast tip of the island.
			* Pleasant forest.
			* Breezes from prevailing easterly winds.
			* Easy access to both the sea shore and the lagoon.
			* Trees to climb to watch for ships.
			* Access to food: turtles, fish, clams, birds.
			* A ready supply of firewood in the [[buka]] forest?

	== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==		== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==

Moleski: /* Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? */

2010-12-18T16:21:02Z

Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart?

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	== Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? ==		== Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? ==
	Some ~~things~~ collected at the Seven Site are consistent with this theory:		Some materials collected at the Seven Site are consistent with this theory:

	* [[Shoe parts found on Nikumaroro\|Parts of a woman's shoe]] (Gallagher)		* [[Shoe parts found on Nikumaroro\|Parts of a woman's shoe]] (Gallagher)
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	* A snap		* A snap
	* A button		* A button
	* Parts of a knife		* Parts of a [[pocket knife]]

	== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==		== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==

Moleski: /* Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? */

2010-12-18T16:10:54Z

Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart?

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	* A [[sextant box]] that may have been Navy surplus		* A [[sextant box]] that may have been Navy surplus
	* Pieces of a [[2-8-S-1\|woman's compact]] and [[2-8-S-30\|fragments of rouge]]		* Pieces of a [[2-8-S-1\|woman's compact]] and [[2-8-S-30\|fragments of rouge]]
	* A zipper		* A [[zipper]]
	* A snap		* A snap
	* A button		* A button

Moleski: /* Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? */

2010-12-18T16:00:22Z

Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart?

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	== Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? ==		== Was the Castaway Amelia Earhart? ==
			Some things collected at the Seven Site are consistent with this theory:

			* [[Shoe parts found on Nikumaroro\|Parts of a woman's shoe]] (Gallagher)
			* A [[sextant box]] that may have been Navy surplus
			* Pieces of a [[2-8-S-1\|woman's compact]] and [[2-8-S-30\|fragments of rouge]]
			* A zipper
			* A snap
			* A button
			* Parts of a knife

	* The woman's shoe (Gallagher)
	* The compact
	* The zipper
	* The snap
	* The button

	== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==		== The Kilts Account: Discussion and Speculation ==

Moleski: /* Related Material */

2010-06-30T15:42:06Z

Related Material

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	== Related Material ==		== Related Material ==
	* Research bulletin: [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/23_SevenSite/23_SevenSite.html "The 7 Site."]		* Research bulletin: [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/23_SevenSite/23_SevenSite.html "The 7 Site."]
	* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeWA0q7mM8&feature=channel "More about the Seven Site"]		* Research bulletin: [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/21_RecentHab/21_RecentHab.html "Signs of Recent Habitation?"] Possible trails?
			* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BeWA0q7mM8&feature=channel "More about the Seven Site."]

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Rickerjones at 15:23, 12 June 2010

2010-06-12T15:23:49Z

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	[[Category:Nikumaroro\|Seven Site]]		[[Category:Nikumaroro\|Seven Site]]
	[[Category:Maps]]		[[Category:Maps\|Seven]]
	[[Category:Artifacts\|Seven]]		[[Category:Artifacts\|Seven]]