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historical-identification
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nypost.comworld30 days ago
DNA Analysis Identifies Four More Sailors From Doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition
University of Waterloo researchers matched genetic samples from remains found on King William Island and the Adelaide Peninsula to living descendants, bringing the total of identified sailors to six.
themarketherald.com.auscience52 days ago
DNA Identifies Four More Crew Members From 1845 Franklin Expedition
Archaeologists have used DNA analysis to identify four additional crew members from the lost 1845 Franklin expedition to the Northwest Passage. Three served on the HMS Erebus and one on the HMS Terror. The findings, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science and Polar Rec…