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17 de may. de 2024 · May 17, 1970 Norwegian maritime adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set sail from Morocco in a boat made out of papyrus for a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The 55-year-old Heyerdahl had achieved fame in 1947 when he sailed 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) in a raft known as the “Kon-Tiki” from Peru to French Polynesia to show that…
1 de may. de 2024 · The story of the Kon-Tiki expedition transcended its time, shaping views of Polynesian history and impacting popular culture through a documentary film that won an Academy Award and Thor Heyerdahl’s book, which was published by Rand McNally & Company.
1 de may. de 2024 · In the annals of exploration, few names evoke the sense of adventure and daring quite like that of Thor Heyerdahl. A Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer, Heyerdahl captured the world's imagination with his audacious expeditions, challenging conventional wisdom and pushing the boundaries of human exploration. From the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean to the mysteries of ancient ...
28 de abr. de 2024 · Top News. April 28, 2024 / 3:00 AM. On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru. On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the...
Hace 6 días · El fin de demostrar la posibilidad de viajes prehistóricos entre Sudamérica y la Polinesia. Recorren con éxito casi 7 mil kilómetros en 101 días. El grupo expedicionario lo lideraba el biólogo, etnólogo y geógrafo noruego Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), especializado en antropología de la Polinesia.
29 de abr. de 2024 · As a child growing up in northern Utah in the 1970s, my father helped broaden my world with stories of famous baseball players, camping in the great outdoors ... and Thor Heyerdahl. The tale of Heyerdahl, the Norwegian adventurer who crossed the Pacific on a balsa log raft and detailed his harrowing 101-day voyage in the book “Kon-Tiki,” continues to intrigue us.
3 de may. de 2024 · Thor Heyerdahl, norveški antropolog, pisac i avanturist, najpoznatiji je po svojoj ekspediciji na splavi Kon-Tiki, izgrađenoj tradicionalnim metodama, kojom je iz Južne Amerike doplovio u Polineziju.. Thor Heyerdahl tom je ekspedicijom želio pokazati da je sasvim moguće da su stanovnici pretkolumbovske Amerike naselili polinezijske otoke u Tihom oceanu.
