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 ...
The Sun8h
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 Magazine13h
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 International15h
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 ...
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 ...
Franklin expedition descendant feeling pride, sorrow after DNA match with sailor
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin's ...
Meet the man who was CANNIBALISED on board the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition: DNA samples confirm skeletal remains belong to British first officer James Fitzjames
Researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University have identified a crew member cannibalised on the doomed Franklin Expedition as Captain James Fitzjames.
First cannibalism victim of doomed Arctic 'ghost ship' expedition identified through DNA
The first known victim of cannibalism from the British Royal Navy's 1845 ill-fated Franklin expedition has been identified as ...