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They Called Themselves Harry, John, William and David: 178 Years After the Franklin Expedition Disappeared, a DNA Analysis Identifies Four Dead Sailors in the Arctic
The Franklin Expedition disappeared in the Canadian Arctic in 1848 with 129 men on board. One hundred and seventy-eight years later, four of them finally found a name thanks to the DNA of their descendants. Four members of the Franklin Expedition finally regained their identity In April 1848, 105 survivors abandoned the Erebus and the Terror to walk to the Canadian continent. Temperatures were then around 30 degrees Celsius. None survived. Archa…
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The Franklin Expedition disappeared in the Canadian Arctic in 1848 with 129 men on board. One hundred and seventy-eight years later, four of them finally found a name thanks to the DNA of their descendants. Four members of the Franklin Expedition finally regained their identity In April 1848, 105 survivors abandoned the Erebus and the Terror to walk to the Canadian continent. Temperatures were then around 30 degrees Celsius. None survived. Archa…