Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition is a moment of history that piques a great deal of interest and imagination ...

The researchers identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, second-in-command of the Erebus, through DNA extracted from a molar attached to a jawbone. The bone, ...

A new DNA analysis has identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, a Royal Navy officer who disappeared on a doomed Northwest Passage expedition in Canada more than 175 years ago.

The fan, also a naval historian, helped anthropologists identify the remains of Captain James Fitzjames. by Ash Parrish. Sep 25, 2024, 1:35 PM UTC. Image: AMC. Ash Parrish ...

Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors Scientists matched DNA of living descendent to Capt. James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.

A recent scientific paper shed light on the gruesome ends for the expedition’s sailors, confirming that James Fitzjames, the captain of the HMS Erebus, was the first identified victim of ...

A new DNA analysis has identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, a Royal Navy officer who disappeared on a doomed Northwest Passage expedition in Canada more than 175 years ago.

Daguerreotype of James Fitzjames taken by Richard Beard in May 1845 (Sotheby’s) The mandible bone, exhibiting multiple cut marks, suggests that the captain’s body was subject to cannibalism ...

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the Arctic, he and his crew didn’t know the harrowing fate ahead of them.

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. Skip to content Gizmodo. Search .

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the Arctic, he and his crew didn’t know the harrowing fate ahead of them.

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the Arctic, he and his crew didn’t know the harrowing fate ahead of them.