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In 1963, the British moved the residents of | In 1963, the British moved the residents of [[Nikumaroro]] to Waghena Island in the Solomons. In December of 1995 TIGHAR sent Professor Dirk Ballendorf (TIGHAR #0838) of the Micronesian Research Center at the University of Guam on an expedition to the Solomons to seek out and interview the surviving former residents of [[Nikumaroro]]. This was two years before the discovery of the [[bones file]]. Ballendorf brought back tantalizing stories about bones found on the island. | ||
* [http://tighar.org/TTracks/12_1/solomon.html "Solomon Islands Expedition," ''TIGHAR Tracks.''] | * [http://tighar.org/TTracks/12_1/solomon.html "Solomon Islands Expedition," ''TIGHAR Tracks.''] | ||
* [http://www.nature.org/magazine/winter2007/features/art22833.html Interesting details about move from Niku to Waghena.] | * [http://www.nature.org/magazine/winter2007/features/art22833.html Interesting details about move from Niku to Waghena.] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 20 October 2009
In 1963, the British moved the residents of Nikumaroro to Waghena Island in the Solomons. In December of 1995 TIGHAR sent Professor Dirk Ballendorf (TIGHAR #0838) of the Micronesian Research Center at the University of Guam on an expedition to the Solomons to seek out and interview the surviving former residents of Nikumaroro. This was two years before the discovery of the bones file. Ballendorf brought back tantalizing stories about bones found on the island.