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THOR HEYERDAHL EXPEDITIONS and ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PACIFIC PEOPLES THOR HEYERDAHL Early Life Thor Heyerdahl is a world-renowned explorer and archaeologist. He was born in 1914, in Larvik, Norway. From his earliest days, he was an enthusiatic nature lover, and he was inspired by his mother (who was head of the local museum) to take an interest in zoology and nature. While still in primary school, ...

Spring 1995 (3.1) Thor Heyerdahl in Azerbaijan KON-TIKI MAN by Betty Blair Other articles related to Thor Heyerdahl: (1) The Azerbaijan Connection: Challenging Euro-Centric Theories of Migration by Heyerdahl (AI 3:1, Spring 1995) (2) Azerbaijan's Primal Music Norwegians Find 'The Land We Come From' by Steinar Opheim (AI 5.4, Winter 1997) (3) Thor Heyerdahl in Baku (AI 7:3, Autumn 1999) (4) ...

Spring 1995 (3.1) The Azerbaijan Connection Challenging Euro-Centric Theories of Migration by Dr. Thor Heyerdahl Other articles related to Thor Heyerdahl: (1) Thor Heyerdahl in Azerbaijan: KON-TIKI Man by Betty Blair (AI 3:1, Spring 1995) (2) Azerbaijan's Primal Music Norwegians Find 'The Land We Come From' by Opheim (AI 5.4, Winter 1997) (3) Thor Heyerdahl in Baku (AI 7:3, Autumn 1999) (4) ...

The Statues of Easter Island The famous Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl led the first archaeological expedition to Easter Island in 1955- 56. In 1962 he gave a series of lectures to the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography in Stockholm. His lectures can be read in his book, Sea Routes to Polynesia. Futura 0 8600 7013. Quoting from the text of the lecture on the Statues, he says, ...

Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian explorer, anthropologist and author. Below is found information regarding the research and writings of Thor Heyerdahl including a bibliography of scientific and popular works. BIOGRAPHIES OF THOR HEYERDAHL: Arnold Jacoby, 1968, Senor Kon-Tiki. Allen and Unwin, London. Christopher Ralling, 1990, Kon-Tiki Man. BBC Books, London. Snorre Evensberget, 1994, Thor Heyerdahl: ...

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Thor Heyerdahl, Ph.D., 1914-2002 by The FERCO* Scientific Committee Daniel H. Sandweiss, President (dan.sandweiss@umit.maine.edu, 207-581-1889) Donald P. Ryan, Vice-President (RyanDP@plu.edu, ) James B. Richardson III (RichardsonJ@CarnegieMuseums.Org, 412-665-2601) Madeleine Lynn (mf.lynn@verizon.net) Thor Heyerdahl, intrepid Norwegian explorer, anthropologist and author died on April 18 in ...

Organised and led the expedition by the balsa raft Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947 to prove the possibility of aboriginal South American voyages to the Oceanic islands. Organised and led Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to the Galapagos Islands revealing evidence of pre-historic camp sites and experimenting with aboriginal tacking principles of balsa raft in Ecuador 1952-53. Organised ...