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 ...
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 ...
Franklin expedition: Descendant's DNA match to lost sailor ... - CTV News
WEB1 day 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 ...
Another crew member of doomed 1845 Franklin expedition ID'd, …
WEB2 days ago — The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition was identified in a joint study by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University.
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 ...
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin ...
WEB2 days ago — 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 ...
Scientists use DNA to identify bones and 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 …
We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition
WEB1 day ago — Human remains recovered from the British Royal Navy’s doomed Franklin expedition have been identified as Captain James Fitzjames using DNA and genealogical evidence. The unfortunate officer has ...
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...
Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA …
WEB1 day 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 finding wasn't exactly news to ...
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