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Dec 2014
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Unearthed! Franklin's Lost Expedition

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On September 1, 2014, a team of searchers discovered artifacts from the Franklin Expedition. Over the course of seven dives, additional artifacts from the Erebus were recovered. Read the show notes here.

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