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- 1. the raft made of balsa logs in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed from the western coast of Peru to the islands of Polynesia in 1947.
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The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca god Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Heyerdal's book on the expedition was entitled The Kon-Tiki ...
- Thor Heyerdahl
- 1948
Kon-Tiki. Kon-Tiki crossing the Pacific Ocean, 1947. Kon-Tiki, raft in which the Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl and five companions sailed in 1947 from the western coast of South America to the islands east of Tahiti. Heyerdahl was interested in demonstrating the possibility that ancient people from the Americas could have colonized ...
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Kon-Tiki was the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki is also the name of the popular book that Heyerdahl wrote about his adventures.
A most notable naysayer was ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl whose 1947 Kon Tiki raft expedition advanced the drift idea that colonization occurred only as vessels simply traveled on the tides. But the ...
Feb 12, 2019 · The Kon-Tiki voyage led by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl was a huge success and proved beyond doubt that Polynesia could have been settled from South America. One of the great mysteries of anthropology is how Polynesia – a vast pseudo-country in the Pacific spread triangularly between Rapa Nui, Hawaii and New Zealand – came to be inhabited by people with similar customs, cultures and, notably, languages.
Oct 6, 2023 · The Kon Tiki expedition was more than just a daring journey across the Pacific Ocean; it was a testament to the power of human curiosity, determination, and the resilience of the human spirit. Thor Heyerdahl and his crew defied skeptics and embarked on an audacious adventure to prove a theory and push the boundaries of what was believed possible.
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Aug 3, 2023 · The Kon-Tiki voyage is a testament to the indomitable spirit of exploration, a testament to the magic that can happen when we dare to venture beyond the horizons, when we dare to chase the ...
