Articles related to "Thor Heyerdahl"
The Viking-Maya Connection
The legend of Quetzalcoatl is known throughout Latin America, although he is called by many different names.
• vikings • quetzalcoatl • kukulkan • mayas • incas
The legend of Quetzalcoatl is known throughout Latin America, although he is called by many different names.
• vikings • quetzalcoatl • kukulkan • mayas • incas
Easter Island
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island to most people, remains one of the most mysterious islands in the South Pacific because of the huge monolithic heads scattered about.
• rapa nui • easter island • moai • thor heyerdahl • kon tiki
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island to most people, remains one of the most mysterious islands in the South Pacific because of the huge monolithic heads scattered about.
• rapa nui • easter island • moai • thor heyerdahl • kon tiki
Kon-Tiki Expedition
A 1947 expedition from Peru to Polynesia changed all of what we once believed about world exploration.
• lake titicaca hotels • lake titicaca tours • kon-tiki expedition • thor heyerdahl • pacific to polynesialake titcaca
A 1947 expedition from Peru to Polynesia changed all of what we once believed about world exploration.
• lake titicaca hotels • lake titicaca tours • kon-tiki expedition • thor heyerdahl • pacific to polynesialake titcaca
Chiclayo, Peru Attractions
Chiclayo on Peru's north coast is home to stunning Moche and Chimu ruins, several of the best museums in the country, and a few decent beaches.
• chiclayo tours • north coast archeological sites • ruins in peru • royal tombs of sipan • sican museo nacional
Chiclayo on Peru's north coast is home to stunning Moche and Chimu ruins, several of the best museums in the country, and a few decent beaches.
• chiclayo tours • north coast archeological sites • ruins in peru • royal tombs of sipan • sican museo nacional
Folklore One - Anthropology Zero
Perhaps the title should be Folklore Won but that would be pushing my luck a bit. There is a saying to the effect that something believed is something. Something known is so what. This tale should be of concern to specialists in the humanities who were trained to deal with the arcane; it is people that they seem to have difficulty understanding even though anthropology by its root is supposed to be about finding out more about people. This is especially relevant when dealing with oral history that dates back a millenium as if it were yesterday.
• kon tiki • peru • inca • before the inca • callao
Perhaps the title should be Folklore Won but that would be pushing my luck a bit. There is a saying to the effect that something believed is something. Something known is so what. This tale should be of concern to specialists in the humanities who were trained to deal with the arcane; it is people that they seem to have difficulty understanding even though anthropology by its root is supposed to be about finding out more about people. This is especially relevant when dealing with oral history that dates back a millenium as if it were yesterday.
• kon tiki • peru • inca • before the inca • callao
Geographic Diversity in the South Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is not only vast it also has great geographic diversity, which accounts for cultural diversity.
• lagoons • coral reefs • fetch • anchorage • pitcairn island
The Pacific Ocean is not only vast it also has great geographic diversity, which accounts for cultural diversity.
• lagoons • coral reefs • fetch • anchorage • pitcairn island
High-Tech Kon-Tiki
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and a small crew spent 101 days on a balsa raft and sailed approximately 4,000 miles to a remote island in the Tuamotus, part of French Polynesia.
• thor heyerdahl • kon-tiki museum • tahiti • pacific ocean • balsa
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and a small crew spent 101 days on a balsa raft and sailed approximately 4,000 miles to a remote island in the Tuamotus, part of French Polynesia.
• thor heyerdahl • kon-tiki museum • tahiti • pacific ocean • balsa
Life is movement
Life is movement but not all animals move from place to place such as barnacles or sponges…
• movement • locomotion • sponges • phylum porifera • cilia
Life is movement but not all animals move from place to place such as barnacles or sponges…
• movement • locomotion • sponges • phylum porifera • cilia