# Mays 2016: Evidence for End-stage Cannibalism on Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition to the Arctic, 1845

> S. Mays, O. Beattie, 2016. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Evidence of the extremity of the final months.

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# Evidence for End-stage Cannibalism on Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition to the Arctic, 1845

S. Mays, O. Beattie, 2016. _International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 26(5): 778-786_.

Breakage and "pot polish" on bones from Erebus Bay, read as boiling of bones for marrow in the last stage of starvation.

**Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** Articledoi: **[10.1002/oa.2479](https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2479)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Evidence of the extremity of the final months.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Cut marks and pot polish on bones from Erebus Bay.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K7X664ZZ/cut-marks-and-pot-polish-on-bones-from-erebus-bay)

Evidence

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[The Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Mays, S., & Beattie, O. (2016). Evidence for End-stage Cannibalism on Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition to the Arctic, 1845. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 26(5): 778-786. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2479
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2479)

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