阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 dna expert heads mia soldier expedition team to vimy ridge for further research and burial
thunder bay, on - dr. carney matheson, associate professor of anthropology and chief of forensic research for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
's world-renown paleo-dna lab, will lead a team of researchers to vimy ridge this sunday to further analyze the highly publicized heroic death of pte. herbert peterson. the research team will also take part in the mia soldier's full military funeral.
"after working on this case for over year, i'm really looking forward to meeting the family of pte. peterson," says dr. matheson. "a lot of people have worked very hard to identify this war-time hero and it is my hope that his identification and burial will give his family a sense of both peace and pride."
dr. matheson and his team confirmed the identity of pte. peterson using sophisticated dna analyses. the team was able to match pte. peterson's dna with the dna of his nephew, herb peterson of lethbridge alberta. dozens of canadian scientists, genealogists, and defence department historians have also worked to solve the mystery of this vimy ridge soldier since his remains were recovered in 2003.
dr. matheson's 12-day trip will include further analysis of the artifacts and remains associated with pte. peterson's case, a closer look at the location where the remains were found and the team's attendance at the mia soldier's full military funeral at la chaudière military cemetery on april 7. the team will also be investigating three more cases of mia soldiers while they are in france.
dr. matheson's team of researchers that are going to france includes:
"after working on this case for over year, i'm really looking forward to meeting the family of pte. peterson," says dr. matheson. "a lot of people have worked very hard to identify this war-time hero and it is my hope that his identification and burial will give his family a sense of both peace and pride."
dr. matheson and his team confirmed the identity of pte. peterson using sophisticated dna analyses. the team was able to match pte. peterson's dna with the dna of his nephew, herb peterson of lethbridge alberta. dozens of canadian scientists, genealogists, and defence department historians have also worked to solve the mystery of this vimy ridge soldier since his remains were recovered in 2003.
dr. matheson's 12-day trip will include further analysis of the artifacts and remains associated with pte. peterson's case, a closer look at the location where the remains were found and the team's attendance at the mia soldier's full military funeral at la chaudière military cemetery on april 7. the team will also be investigating three more cases of mia soldiers while they are in france.
dr. matheson's team of researchers that are going to france includes:
- david ratz, historian, department of history, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
- tal fisher, bio-archeologist, department of anthropology, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
- dr. andrew nelson, professor of bio-archeology, university of western ontario
- janet roy, genealogical coordinator and resident of thunder bay
to request an interview with dr. matheson or other members of the research team, please contact: danica pagnutti, fantail communications, 416-363-9650 or danica@fantailinc.com