Franklin search turns up human remains, artifacts

Searchers looking for the lost ships of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition have discovered small artifacts and bits of human remains connected to the doomed polar mission. 11:22 PM ET video

Franklin artifacts 'very exciting' find for archeologists

While the marine search for Sir John Franklin's lost ships has come up dry so far this summer, land-based sites have yielded a bonanza of artifacts that could help shed further light on what happened after the vessels were abandoned in the Arctic. 5:00 AM ET

blog It's over and we're on our way home

After Franklin search activities on the water wrapped up, the Martin Bergmann set sail through turbulent waters toward Cambridge Bay. 2:11 PM ET

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