Amelia Earhart and Archaeology

Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 has long been a fascinating mystery. Thomas F. King, Senior Archaeologist of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR, pronounced Tiger) project and occasional contributor to this page, reports on recent archaeological evidence concerning what happened to the aviation pioneer and her copilot, and why it may be only a matter of time before the remaining evidence is eroded away.

• Amelia Earhart's Fate: The Archaeological Investigations into the Loss of Amelia Earhart, an article by Tom King
• Amelia Earhart's Shoes, the second edition of the book by King and colleagues describes the investigations in more detail.
• Thomas F. King: Contributor Biography
• TIGHAR home page

Photo of Amelia Earhart and her copilot Fred Noonan, courtesy TIGHAR collection, Purdue University.