DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin …
Sep 26, 2024 · Now, the scientists have used DNA to identify a second crewmember: James Fitzjames, a captain on the HMS Erebus. They reported their findings this week in the Journal of Archaeological...
‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost Arctic ...
Oct 11, 2024 · By comparing DNA from the bones with a sample from a living relative, the new research revealed the skeletal remains belonged to James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus.
Scientists finally identify cannibalised remains from doomed 1845 ...
Sep 27, 2024 · 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...
DNA reveals identity of Franklin expedition officer; remains show …
Sep 29, 2024 · Nearly 179 years after Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage, scientists have positively identified the remains of James Fitzjames, one of the senior officers aboard the HMS Erebus.
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition - BBC
Sep 24, 2024 · University of Waterloo. A second member of a doomed 1845 expedition through the Canadian Arctic has been identified by researchers using a DNA sample from a living descendant. The bones recovered...
In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized …
Oct 1, 2024 · 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.
We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin …
Sep 25, 2024 · 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...
Horrific Fate of Officer in Doomed Arctic Expedition Revealed
Oct 1, 2024 · What happened to the Franklin expedition remains unclear, but cannibalized remains were identified as belonging to third-in-command James Fitzjames.
Another Franklin expedition crew member has been identified
Sep 24, 2024 · In April of 1848 James Fitzjames of HMS Erebus helped lead 105 survivors from their ice-trapped ships in an attempt to escape the Arctic. None would survive. Since the mid-19th century, remains...
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition
24 September 2024. A second member of a doomed 1845 expedition through the Canadian Arctic has been identified by researchers using a DNA sample from a living descendant. The bones recovered from...
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