Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals
WEB2 days ago · Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals. The mandible of James Fitzjames. (Anne Keenleyside/Stenton et al., J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep., 2024) Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition is a moment of history that piques a great deal of interest and imagination today. …
In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized …
WEB2 days ago · They also collected DNA samples of 25 living descendants of the Franklin expedition's crew. The Y chromosome profiles of the tooth matched one of the living relatives, who was the second cousin of ...
DNA reveals identity of Franklin expedition officer; remains show …
WEB4 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 …
Another crew member of doomed 1845 Franklin expedition ID'd, …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · With files from the Canadian Press and CBC's Michelle Allan. The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition was identified in a joint study by ...
Franklin expedition: Descendant's DNA match to lost sailor ... - CTV News
WEB6 days ago · The descendant of a sailor on the doomed Franklin expedition whose remains were recently identified says he's proud science has borne out his family lore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO. Nigel Gambier has ...
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...
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.
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 ...
Remains of Second Member of the Franklin Expedition Identified
WEB5 days ago · 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...
Artifacts from Franklin’s lost expedition found in shipwrecks off ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Underwater archaeologists with Parks Canada, working in close collaboration with an Inuit historical society, have found a treasure trove of artifacts from the lost Franklin expedition at the...