Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by ...
WEB1 day ago · According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of...
DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin …
WEB6 days ago · In 2021, a team extracted DNA from a skull and identified John Gregory, an engineer aboard the HMS Erebus. Now, the scientists have used DNA to identify a second crewmember: James Fitzjames, a...
In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized …
WEB22 hours ago · Fitzjames became the commander of HMS Erebus once Franklin died, but his ship became trapped at King William Island. Skeletal remains of many sailors have been discovered at various locations on...
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.
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 .
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...
HMS Erebus: Can archaeologists solve this ‘mysterious puzzle’ …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Almost 10 years ago, the husk of HMS Erebus was discovered on a shallow stretch of seabed in the Canadian Arctic. Two years later in 2016, its sister ship HMS Terror was found 72 kilometres...
'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...
HMS Erebus journal that may reveal crew’s fate found in Arctic …
WEBJan 10, 2023 · A journal salvaged from the wreck of HMS Erebus could lead to a wealth of revelations as to the fate of its doomed crew, historians hope.
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