Underwater archaeologists recover HMS Erebus sailors’ belongings
WEBJan 30, 2024 · In a recent 12-day exploration spearheaded by underwater archaeologists from Parks Canada at the National Historic Site of the Wrecks of HMS Erebus & HMS Terror in the Canadian Arctic, a trove of historical artifacts has been uncovered, providing valuable insights into the ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition.
DNA confirmed identity of engineer on HMS Erebus - CBC.ca
WEBAug 23, 2021 · A facial reconstruction based on the skeletal remains of John Gregory, the first member of the 1845 Franklin Expedition to be identified through DNA, shows what the engineer aboard the HMS...
129 People Died in a Doomed Polar Expedition 178 Years Ago.
WEB8 hours ago · Commander James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus has become only the second body identified, thanks to DNA from a descendant. ... Michael Natale is the news editor for Best Products, covering a wide ...
Divers involved in Franklin expedition say the 2023 season 'highly ...
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Archaeologists had a highly productive season of excavation on the Erebus, one of Sir John Franklin's two ships that set out from England in 1845.
Divers Recover More Than 350 Artifacts From the HMS 'Erebus…
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Braving water temperatures that dipped below freezing, divers spent nearly four weeks off the coast of Nunavut in northern Canada last summer exploring the HMS Erebus.
Divers discover guns and coins in wrecks of ships that ... - CBS News
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Nearly two centuries after the ships sank, divers exploring the HMS Erebus wreck have discovered an array of "fascinating artifacts," including pistols, coins and even an intact thermometer,...
Artifacts from Franklin’s lost expedition found in shipwrecks off ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were the two ships that made up the ill-fated Franklin voyage of 1845, helmed by Captain John Franklin, who was tasked with charting a course through the...
Parks Canada’s underwater archaeologists complete seasonal …
WEBJan 22, 2024 · As the 2023 summer season came to an end, Parks Canada concluded its archaeological research at the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site in Nunavut. The research team conducted sixty-eight dives during a twelve-day period to continue investigating and documenting the wreck of HMS Erebus .
His Ship Vanished in the Arctic 176 Years Ago. DNA Has Offered a …
WEBMay 5, 2021 · The Erebus and the H.M.S. Terror became stuck in ice in Victoria Strait, off King William Island in what is now the Canadian territory of Nunavut. In April 1848, the survivors — Franklin and...
'Hallowed space': Divers pull 275 artifacts from 2022 excavation of ...
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Erebus and HMS Terror set out from England in 1845. Commander Sir John Franklin and his 129 men never returned. More than 30 expeditions tried to find them. A few artifacts, graves and ghastly...