# Cross 2015: The Nikumaroro bones identification controversy: First-hand examination versus evaluation by proxy. Amelia Earhart found or still missing?

> Pamela J. Cross, Richard Wright, 2015. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The peer-reviewed case against the female identification.

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# The Nikumaroro bones identification controversy: First-hand examination versus evaluation by proxy. Amelia Earhart found or still missing?

Pamela J. Cross, Richard Wright, 2015. _Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports_.

A review of the 1941 and 1998 analyses concluding that Hoodless's first-hand examination is the more robust and that the bones belonged to a robust middle-aged man. JAS: Reports 3, 52–59.

**Disappearance of Amelia Earhart** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.05.015](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.05.015)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The peer-reviewed case against the female identification.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN0JT0AQ9/another-castaway-possibly-a-survivor-of-the-norwich-city)

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[Cross and Wright (2015) found Hoodless's first-hand male identification more robust than later re-analyses.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPMX5E5NFD/cross-and-wright-2015-found-hoodlesss-first-hand-male)

Evidence

EVD

[Hoodless, who handled the bones, judged them a stocky male; Cross and Wright found his analysis the more…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPN0B05Y0P/hoodless-who-handled-the-bones-judged-them-a-stocky-male)

Evidence

EVD

[Cross and Wright conclude that Hoodless's male identification is the more robust](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/events/EVT0CYPMQSJ1XCR/cross-and-wright-conclude-that-hoodlesss-male-identification)

EVT

[The disappearance of Amelia Earhart](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Cross, P. J., & Wright, R. (2015). The Nikumaroro bones identification controversy: First-hand examination versus evaluation by proxy. Amelia Earhart found or still missing?. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.05.015
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