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Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, [8] Norway, the son of master brewer Thor Heyerdahl (1869–1957) and his wife, Alison Lyng (1873–1965). As a young child, Heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology, inspired by his mother, who had a strong interest in Charles Darwin 's theory of evolution .
As such, the expedition represents a scientific continuation of Thor Heyerdahl's experiments in recreated maritime technology. [1] The raft was named after the Māori sea-god Tangaroa. Based on records of ancient Andean vessels, the raft used a relatively sophisticated square sail that allowed sailing into the wind, or tacking. It was 16 m (52 ...
Thor Heyerdahl, the expedition leader, in 2000. Kon-Tiki had a six-man crew, five of whom were Norwegian; Bengt Danielsson was Swedish. [8] There existed a seventh member of the expidition, that organized the reins on land. Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002) was the expedition leader. He was also the author of the book of the expedition and the ...
The Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island occurred in 1955, and was led by Thor Heyerdahl. [1] For the trip, he converted a 150-foot Greenland trawler into an expedition ship. [ 2 ] Heyerdahl did not fare well in the scholarly press after his return.
[2] [3] [4] The experiment was conceived by Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés, who had previously been a crew member of Thor Heyerdahl's Ra expedition. The participants showed a restraint towards aggression, which frustrated Genovés and led him to start to try to create conflict, and at one point he took command of the float.
Tigris (boat) was a reed boat built and sailed in 1977 by Thor Heyerdahl and a crew to demonstrate the feasibility of ancient migration and trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley Civilization. Tigris (1802 ship) was launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne as an East Indiaman.
Crew member on the Kon-Tiki Resistance fighter during World War II Knut Magne Haugland , DSO , MM , (23 September 1917 – 25 December 2009 [ 1 ] ) was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway , who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl.It recounts Heyerdahl's experiences with the Kon-Tiki expedition, where he travelled across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa tree raft.