In the 1940s, Norwegian
researcher and explorer Thor Heyerdahl posited the theory that the islands of
Polynesia were not populated by peoples coming from Asia, but rather by
pre-Columbian sailors from South America. To prove this was possible, Thor
built a raft using methods and materials available to the ancient South
Americans. He and a group of men then put to sea to attempt a dangerous water
journey of over four thousand miles in a hundred days. Read More>>>
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