‘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.
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 Science...
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.
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...
James Fitzjames - Wikipedia
James Fitzjames (27 July 1813 – c. May 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer.. The illegitimate son of a man with ties to the Navy, Fitzjames distinguished himself in an ill-conceived expedition to establish a steamship line in Mesopotamia in the 1830s, and in combat during the Egyptian–Ottoman War and the First Opium War.In 1845, Fitzjames was tapped by …
Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals
Oct 1, 2024 · The bones of James Fitzjames, captain of the Erebus, who led that last desperate push for home, have been identified. And they tell a harrowing tale.
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...
Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by ...
Sep 30, 2024 · 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. Jennifer Ouellette – Sep 30...
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 a...