Faces from the Franklin expedition? Craniofacial reconstructions of two members of the 1845 northwest passage expedition

ABSTRACT In 2013, partial skeletal remains from three members of the 1845 John Franklin expedition were recovered from an archaeological site at Erebus Bay, King William Island, Nunavut. The remains included three crania, two of which were sufficiently intact to allow craniofacial reconstructions. I...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Stenton, Douglas R., Keenleyside, Anne, Trepkov, Diana P., Park, Robert W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Nunavut
Northwest Passage
King William Island
William Island
Northwest passage
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247415000248
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247415000248
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Summary:ABSTRACT In 2013, partial skeletal remains from three members of the 1845 John Franklin expedition were recovered from an archaeological site at Erebus Bay, King William Island, Nunavut. The remains included three crania, two of which were sufficiently intact to allow craniofacial reconstructions. Identifications are not proposed for either reconstruction; however, tentative identifications are being explored through DNA analyses currently underway that include samples obtained from both crania.

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