DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin Expedition…
WEB15 hours ago · The ill-fated expedition ended in disaster, with Franklin and all of his men perishing. Though the exact circumstances of their deaths remain a mystery , experts believe some combination of scurvy ...
Franklin expedition: Descendant's DNA match to lost sailor ... - CTV News
WEB23 hours 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 ...
Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA …
WEB18 hours ago · Now, after DNA analysis identified the remains of Gambier's ancestor and confirmed his relationship with James Fitzjames, there's sorrow mixed in with the pride. "He's a kinsman and I'm very proud ...
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition - BBC
WEBThe ill-fated expedition has inspired art, books and TV series with fictionalised depictions of their struggle for survival. In 1845, Sir John Franklin, an officer in the British Royal Navy, took ...
Crewmember of 150-year-old lost expedition identified using …
WEB1 day ago · Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition.
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin ...
WEB2 days ago · The note, co-signed by Fitzjames, reads in part: "Sir John Franklin died on the 11th of June 1847 and the total loss by deaths in the Expedition has been to this date nine officers and 15 men ...
DNA analysis identifies senior officer from Franklin's ill-fated 1845 ...
WEB2 days ago · First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis. 33 shares. Feedback to editors. The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest ...
Franklin's lost expedition - Wikipedia
WEBFranklin's lost expedition was a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic and to record magnetic data to help determine whether ...
Artifacts from Franklin’s lost expedition found in shipwrecks off ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Underwater archaeologists found a treasure trove of Franklin expedition artifacts that are now jointly owned by Parks Canada and the local Indigenous Nattilik Heritage Society.
Franklin expedition: DNA test identifies member of 1845 Arctic …
WEBMay 6, 2021 · A member of a doomed 1845 Arctic voyage has been identified by researchers who matched his DNA with that of a living descendant from South Africa. Tests confirmed skeletal remains recovered from ...