# It was common along much of the retreat.

> Still possible: It was common along much of the retreat.

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Answer · Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)

# It was common along much of the retreat.

It was common along much of the retreat.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Cut marks on remains at many sites.

## What would rule it out

- Clean remains at most sites.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Inuit accounts describe mutilated bodies at more than one place.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K8MM193W/inuit-accounts-describe-mutilated-bodies-at-more-than-one)

Suggestive

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## The questions it answers

[How widespread was cannibalism in the last stage of the retreat?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59K0363YTH/how-widespread-was-cannibalism-in-the-last-stage-of-the)

Part of [What did the survivors do after leaving the ships in April 1848?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZBR0PFJ/what-did-the-survivors-do-after-leaving-the-ships-in-april)

Most likelyIt occurred among the last survivors at a few sites, such as Erebus Bay

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