Nearly 200 years later, DNA links four dead sailors to the doomed Franklin Arctic expedition

Experts identify victims from one of history's most 'catastrophic' Arctic disasters

Researchers have identified four crew members from Sir John Franklin's doomed Northwest Passage expedition through DNA analysis, including sailors from HMS Terror and HMS Erebus.

Nearly 200 years later, DNA links four dead sailors to the doomed Franklin Arctic expedition

Nearly two centuries after the Franklin Expedition vanished in the Canadian Arctic, researchers have finally put names to four sets of remains tied to the doomed voyage. The breakthrough makes one of history's most haunting exploration stories far more personal — a story about real people, families, and long-awaited answers. In two new studies, archaeologist Doug Stenton and colleagues identified the remains of four men from Sir John Franklin's …

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Texas archaeologists uncover ancient king’s tomb in Belize Texas archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase recently uncovered the 4th-century tomb of Te’ K’ab Chaak, the earliest ruler of Caracol, a major Mayan city in Belize. (Source: Caracol Archaeological Project; University of Houston) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Around 180 years after Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage ended in disaster, re…