# Jantz 2018: Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones: A 1941 Analysis versus Modern Quantitative Techniques

> Richard L. Jantz, 2018. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The strongest published case for the Nikumaroro bones being Earhart's; depends on the…

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# Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones: A 1941 Analysis versus Modern Quantitative Techniques

Richard L. Jantz, 2018. _Forensic Anthropology_.

Compares Hoodless's measurements with estimates of Earhart's own bone lengths derived from her clothing and photographs, using modern reference samples, and finds the bones more similar to Earhart than to 99 per cent of the reference sample. Forensic Anthropology 1(2), 83–98.

**Disappearance of Amelia Earhart** Articledoi: **[10.5744/fa.2018.0009](https://doi.org/10.5744/fa.2018.0009)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The strongest published case for the Nikumaroro bones being Earhart's; depends on the 1941 measurements and on reconstructed dimensions for Earhart.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Jantz (2018) found the 1941 bone measurements closer to Earhart than to 99 per cent of a reference sample.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPMWXM0WTP/jantz-2018-found-the-1941-bone-measurements-closer-to)

Evidence

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[Jantz's 2018 comparison finds the bones closer to Earhart than to 99 per cent of a reference sample.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/evidence/EVD0CYPMZVC5WN0/jantzs-2018-comparison-finds-the-bones-closer-to-earhart)

Evidence

EVD

[Jantz finds the bones more similar to Earhart than to 99 per cent of a reference sample](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/events/EVT0CYPMR962X9D/jantz-finds-the-bones-more-similar-to-earhart-than-to-99-per)

EVT

[Richard L. Jantz](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/people/FIG0CYPMJXA02VT/richard-l-jantz)

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Jantz, R. L. (2018). Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones: A 1941 Analysis versus Modern Quantitative Techniques. Forensic Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.5744/fa.2018.0009
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.5744/fa.2018.0009)

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