HMS Erebus wreck yields more artefacts

[Eldorado]

"This week, the team unveiled more than 350 artifacts they recovered from just a small area of the wreck.

"Among the objects brought to the surface were kitchen wares, wine bottles, a wax seal with a fingerprint, and a hairbrush with hair strands that could contain clues about the fate of Arctic explorer John Franklin and his crew.

""We have had the most successful season since the discovery of the wreck," Marc-André Bernier, manager of Parks Canada's underwater archeology team, told reporters in a press conference Friday. "The preservation of the objects is quite phenomenal.""

Full article at the Smithsonian mag: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/divers-recover-more-than-350-artifacts-from-hms-erebus-shipwreck-180974251/

HMS Erebus at Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Erebus_(1826)