Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals
WEB3 days ago · Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition is a moment of history that piques a great deal of interest and imagination today. The sailors who died trying to escape the Arctic after their ships Terror and Erebus became frozen and icebound in 1846 are a testament to human endurance – and desperation.
Researchers Find Cannibalized Victim of 19th-Century Arctic Voyage
WEB10 hours ago · A new study offers clues to a 179-year-old mystery that killed more than 100 explorers on the Franklin expedition in the Canadian Arctic. By Alexander Nazaryan Into the frozen fray they went, the ...
DNA reveals identity of Franklin expedition officer; remains show …
WEB5 days ago · The Franklin expedition, which set out in 1845 under the command of Captain Sir John Franklin, aimed to navigate the last uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, carried 129 officers and crew, tasked with improving knowledge of …
Cannibalism Confirmed: DNA Links Lost Officer to Franklin Expedition…
WEB3 days ago · The remains of James Fitzjames from the ill-fated Franklin expedition have been identified, confirming historical reports of cannibalism among the crew. Researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University have identified the skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin’s …
Another Franklin expedition crew member has been identified
WEBSep 24, 2024 · The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University...
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition - BBC
WEBA second member of a doomed 1845 expedition through the Canadian Arctic has been identified by researchers using a DNA sample from a living descendant.
DNA used to identify remains of Franklin expedition sailor, find ...
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Scientists have managed to identify bones belonging to a member of the Franklin expedition, a 19th-century voyage of exploration and discovery that ended in disaster, starvation and death.
Divers involved in Franklin expedition say the 2023 season …
WEBJan 29, 2024 · The manager of a team of Parks Canada underwater archeologists excavating the rediscovered ships of the doomed Franklin expedition once held in his hands the lens from a pair of eyeglasses...
Remains of Second Member of the Franklin Expedition Identified
WEBSep 27, 2024 · WATERLOO, ONTARIO—BBC News reports that the remains of a second member of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition to the Canadian Arctic to search for a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean have...
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Scientists have managed to identify bones belonging to a member of the Franklin expedition, a 19th-century voyage of exploration and discovery that ended in disaster, starvation and death. James ...