![]() Matthew Flinders was the grandfather of renowned Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, commonly known as the ‘Father of Archaeology’. This discovery is particularly exciting for me as an archaeologist as Cpt. ![]() We’ll now be able to study his skeleton to see whether life at sea left its mark and what more we can learn about him. Flinders had a breastplate made of lead meaning it would not have corroded. James’s, we weren’t confident that we were going to find him. He put Australia on the map due to his tenacity and expertise as a navigator and explorer. Matthew Flinders’s remains is an incredible opportunity for us to learn more about the life and remarkable achievements of this British navigator, hydrographer and scientist. James’s Gardens at a location to be announced.Ĭommenting on the discovery ahead of Australia Day on 26th January, Helen Wass, HS2 Ltd’s Head of Heritage, said: Matthew Flinders will be reinterred with the buried population of St. Matthew Flinders outside Euston Station.Ĭpt. Virgin Trains also named one of its Pendolino trains “The Matthew Flinders”. Matthew Flinders was unveiled by the Duke of Cambridge at Australia House and later installed at Euston Station. The HS2 project is well underway with a programme of work, preparing sites, ahead of main construction this year.Īt the bicentenary of his death in 2014, a memorial statue of Cpt. The archaeology programme is a central part of HS2’s ground preparation works for Phase One of the project, London to Birmingham. The discovery was made as archaeologists excavate the site where the HS2 station will be built. For a long time, there was an urban myth that Cpt. His surname is associated with many places in Australia, including Flinders Station in Melbourne, Flinders Ranges in South Australia and the town of Flinders in Victoria.įollowing the expansion of Euston station westwards into part of the burial ground in 1840s, Flinders’s headstone was removed and it was thought that his remains had been lost. He is also credited with giving Australia its name, although not the first to use the term, his work popularised its use. This made him the first known person to sail around the country in its entirety, confirming it as a continent. Investigator which he navigated around the entire coast of Australia. The discovery of Captain Matthew FlindersĬaptain ( Cpt.) Flinders made several significant voyages, most notably as commander of H.M.S. The discovery of his burial site among 40,000 other human remains in the burial ground so early in the archaeological dig has thrilled archaeologists working on the project. HS2 archaeologists were able to identify his remains by the lead depositum plate (breast plate) placed on top of his coffin.
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