Archaeological Evidence of Amelia Earhart as a Castaway

       Executive director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, Ric Gillespie, describes the latest evidence supporting a theory that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, might have landed in 1937 on an island called Nikumaroro and survived as castaways for weeks or even months. Gellespie’s slideshow explains all of the fascinating finds from the island, such as cosmetics and a pulverized pocket knife, discusses documentary and even eyewitness evidence that supports the theory, and describes the daunting challenges that a castaway was would have faced on the island, including crabs that would eat you alive and the acquisition of drinkable water. I highly recommend watching this if you have any interest in the mystery of Amelia Earhart or historical archaeology.