DNA Solves 166-Year-Old Franklin Expedition Mystery as HMS Terror Sailor Identified
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DNA Solves 166-Year-Old Franklin Expedition Mystery as HMS Terror Sailor Identified
Learn how descendant DNA and archaeology helped a research team identify four more sailors from the Franklin expedition and solve a century-old mystery involving a crew member of the HMS Terror.
Remains of Additional Sailors from Doomed Franklin Expedition Identified - Archaeology Magazine
ONTARIO, CANADA—The remains of another four sailors from the Franklin Expedition have been identified through DNA matches with living descendants, according to a Live Science report. Led by Sir John Franklin, the expedition left England in 1845 on two ships to travel the Canadian Arctic and look for a route to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. All 129 men were lost by 1848. William Oren, a seaman; David Young, a boy first class; and John …
Nearly 180 years after one of the greatest tragedies of polar exploration, ice and DNA continue to deliver their secrets. The lost expedition of Captain Sir John Franklin, whose 129 members have perished in the Canadian Arctic, is a mystery that fascinates historians for generations. Thanks to the prowess of modern genetics, [...]
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