Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

The Ill-Fated Expedition

The searching for the Northwest Passaged claimed numerous lives, including those of 129 explorers who sought out a sea route to the Arctic in 1845. In 1993, this body was found frozen into an ice block just south of the Arctic. This individual likely froze to death, slowly and painfully. 

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