Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu

• Main Authors: Stenton, Douglas R., Park, Robert W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2024
• Subjects: 1845 Franklin expedition; King William Island; Simpson Strait; oral history; archaeology; burial; artifacts; expédition de Franklin en 1845; île King William; détroit de Simpson; histoire orale; archéologie; sépulture; artefacts; Northwest Passage; William Island; Arctic; inuit; inuite; Northwest passage; Passage du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/78992

Attempts to accurately reconstruct events that occurred during the final phases of the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition face a key challenge: how to address inconsistencies and, in some cases, contradictions between historical descriptions of sites and the archaeological evidence they cont...