Marine archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the secrets of an ill-fated British ship from the nineteenth century. Almost 10 years ago, the husk of HMS Erebus was discovered on a ...
In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail from England on a mission to chart a passage around the top of North America. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the ...
Jonathan Gregory didn't think too much about the implications when he sent the cheek swab off for analysis. But then the results came back, confirming for the first time through DNA the identity of ...
(CNN) — Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and ...
In the summer of 2023, Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team plunged into a new season of exploration in the icy waters of Nunavut. Their focus: the legendary shipwrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS ...
The mysterious fate of Captain John Franklin's doomed 1845 voyage into the Arctic to find a way through the Northwest Passage has captured imaginations for over a century and a half. A recent ...