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Crew of ill-fated Franklin Expedition cannibalized their commander, archeologists prove

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Archeologists have identified one more survivor of Sir John Franklin 's ill-fated 1845 expedition to chart a Northwest Passage to China .

In 1997 , archeologists discovered cut marks on almost one-quarter of those remains, finally providing forensic evidence of cannibalism.

Only one sample since then has been matched to a crew member using DNA and genealogical evidence.