 New Zealand Herald |
Kon-Tiki: Historic exploit relived New Zealand Herald Kon-Tiki was a balsa-wood raft Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl built in 1947 to prove ancient South Americans could have floated to Polynesia, thus challenging accepted theory that continental drift was west to east. The raft was … Film Friday: Iron Man 3, Kon-Tiki, Still Mine and more Kon-Tiki, reviewed: An epic true to the master of raft, Thor Heyerdahl 'Kon-Tiki' embarks on unforgettable adventure |
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