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Mystery of human remains found on board doomed HMS Terror solved as DNA proves crew member was CANNIBALISED
MYSTERY surrounding human remains from the disastrous Franklin expedition in 1845 has been solved, with researchers revealing ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...