What Did They Find?

Copper screw and nails

While the 2012 expedition wrapped up this September, archaeologists on the expedition in the Canadian Arctic have discovered the human remains they believe are from members of the crew. The underwater expedition did not turn up any ships, but what they found on land was more artifacts from the ill-fated expedition in 1845. At Erebus Bay, where members of the crew were known to have died, more human remains were discovered. Among them were a human tooth, scapula and vertebrae. They also found a toothbrush, nails with Royal Navy symbols, buttons and tiny scraps of cloth on King Williams Island. The button has “Portsmouth” engraved on it. Some of this archaeological work included the use of a metal detector.

 

Toothbrush with bone handle