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New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition
Douglas Stenton, 2026. The Conversation.
The project lead's summary, 24 May 2026: two DNA datasets (50 tooth and bone samples from 10 King William Island sites; DNA from descendants of 33 expedition members), six men identified (Gregory 2019 match, Fitzjames 2024, Bridgens, Orren, Young and Peglar 2025), five of them from Erebus and dying within 2 km of each other.
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Stenton, D. (2026). New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/aam.a367f9n9u
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