JOURNAL ARTICLE

KON-TIKI EXPEDITION SETS SAIL.

  • Published In: All About History, 2026, n. 168. P. 6 1 of 2

  • Database: History Reference Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

REGULARS28 April 1947In an attempt to prove the theory that South Americans sailed to and settled in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times, Norwegian ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl built a primitive raft to determine if such a vessel could have made the journey. Modelled on ancient Inca designs, it was made of balsa wood, bamboo and hemp, and was named Kon-Tiki after an ancient Inca god. With a crew of five others, Heyerdahl departed from Peru and sailed to Polynesia in three and a half months. The raft is now on display in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:All About History. 2026/05, Issue 168, p6
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:2052-5877
  • Accession Number:192901733
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