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

• 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

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.