New light on the personal identification of a skeleton of a member of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic, 1845.

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science
• Main Authors: Mays, S., Ogden, A., Montgomery, J., Vincent, S., Battersby, W., Taylor, G.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenwich; King William Island; Nunavut; The Monument; William Island; North West Passage
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/8517/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.022

In 1845, an expedition, commanded by Sir John Franklin, set out to try and discover the north-west passage. All 129 men on this ill-fated voyage perished. Over the years, skeletal remains associated with the final throes of the expedition have been located on and near King William Island, Nunavut, i...