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 ...
Independent.ie3h
Doomed Arctic explorers ate one another in desperate bid to survive
The skeletal remains of a captain of one of two ships in the doomed 1845 British Arctic expedition show signs that his crew ...
Daily Express4h
Mystery of human remains found on doomed ship finally solved with grim discovery
The remains found were of James Fitzjames, who took the lead of HMS Erebus following ... which contained 415 bones believed ...
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 ...
The Sun14h
Mystery of human remains found on board doomed HMS Terror solved as DNA proves crew member was CANNIBALISED
Researchers have used DNA analysis to find that some of the remains on King William Island in Canada belong to a lad named ...
Smithsonian Magazine19h
DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin Expedition—and His Remains Show Signs of Cannibalism
Researchers recently identified James Fitzjames, a captain on the ill-fated HMS Erebus that went looking for the Northwest ...
Radio Canada International21h
Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with Erebus captain
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin's ...