Captain Confirmed As First Cannibalism Victim On Doomed Franklin Arctic Expedition
The mysterious fate of Captain John Franklin’s doomed 1845 voyage into the Arctic to find a way through the Northwest Passage has captured imaginations for over a century and a half. A recent scientific paper shed light on the gruesome ends for the expedition’s sailors,
DNA confirms identity of doomed Franklin expedition captain who was eaten by own crew 170 years ago
In 1845, Sir John Franklin set out from England with 128 men aboard two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, on a mission to discover the Northwest Passage — a famed sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through a group of sparsely populated Canadian islands.
Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals
With this research, Fitzjames becomes the first identified victim of cannibalism from the Franklin expedition. His recovered bones have been placed in a cairn, along with the others, and marked with a memorial plaque at the site of their deaths.
Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors
The expedition set sail on May 19, 1845, and was last seen in July 1845 in Baffin Bay by the captains of two whaling ships. Historians have compiled a reasonably credible account of what happened. The crew spent the winter of 1845–1846 on Beechey Island, where the graves of three crew members were found.
Archaeologists Identify Franklin Expedition Captain Who Became Food for His Crew
Captain James Fitzjames served as captain of the HMS Erebus, but his rank didn't prevent his men from eating his remains in a desperate bid to survive.
Cannibalism Confirmed: DNA Links Lost Officer to Franklin Expedition’s Darkest Hours
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
Cannibalised remains from doomed 1845 British Arctic expedition finally identified
The cannibalised skeletal remains of a member of the doomed 1845 British Arctic expedition have been identified as that of Captain James Fitzjames. In 1845, Sir John Franklin ventured to find a navigable northwest passage through the Arctic with 129 men aboard ships HMS Terror and HMS Erebus.
Crew of ill-fated Franklin Expedition cannibalized their commander, archeologists prove
For over two years, both the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus (Greek mythology’s personification of death) remained encased in ice near the top of the world. Amid frigid Arctic conditions, dwindling rations,
In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized during ill-fated Franklin expedition
Scientists have discovered the identity of a cannibalized victim who sailed on the doomed Northwest Passage expedition of 1845 to 1848.
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Second Member Of Lost 1845 Arctic Expedition Identified, Along With His Grim Fate
Franklin’s Lost Expedition was an ill-fated British voyage that attempted to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the ...
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Another Franklin expedition crew member has been identified
The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified using DNA and genealogical analyses. The skeletal remains of a senior officer ...
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DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition
Fitzjames and Franklin’s second-in-command, Captain Francis Crozier, signed the dispatch. Human remains from the expedition dot the western and northern coasts of King William Island.
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DNA analysis identifies senior officer from Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition
More information: Douglas R. Stenton et al, Identification of a senior officer from Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2024). DOI: 10. ...