On the 100th anniversary of heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic kontiki voyage. Thor heyerdahl was born in larvik, norway on october 6, 1914. The dead distance between the point of departure and the point of arrival is approximately 4000 miles, and yet the raft only crossed miles of surface water. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats ra, ra ii and tigris, through which he championed his deep. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a. May 07, 20 kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. On april 3, 1978, after their fivemonth4,200mileoceanic voyage, thor heyerdahl center and his 10man crew burn their reed ship tigris in protest of the wars raging in the middle east. The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is the muchdeserved hollywood film version made in 2012 of the historic kontiki expedition accomplished in 1947. May 14, 20 kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. Book is russian translation of the tigris expeditions that heyerdahl made in 1978.
Kon tiki offizieller trailer deutschgerman youtube. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero kontiki. The kon tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. The lead explorer, thor heyerdahl, did have a documentary filmed onsite which was an amazing reality show by 1940s standards. The kontiki expedition is the enduring story of how, in 1947, thor heyerdahl and five companions crossed the pacific ocean on a balsawood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove heyerdahls theory that the polynesians undertook the same feat on similar craft over a thousand years ago. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic.
Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east. See more of the thor heyerdahl institute on facebook. In 1947, norwegian explorer heyerdahl and a small crew piloted a primitive raft called the kontiki across the pacific ocean to prove that ancient people could have made long distance journeys using the technology available at the time. Thor heyerdahl gained worldwide fame in 1947 when he crossed the pacific ocean on a primitive balsa wood raft to prove his theory that south americans could have originally populated polynesia. This was his first expedition to be captured on film, and was later awarded academy award for best documentary in 1951. Heyerdahl was born in larvik, norway, the son of master brewer thor heyerdahl 18691957 and his wife, alison lyng 18731965. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. This classic 16mm documentary captures both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing.
Buy a cheap copy of kontiki ekspedisjonen book by thor heyerdahl. The kontiki museum is a must visit for anyone whos interested in archaeology, as well as anyone whos fascinated by the great explorers of this world and who understand that the things that connect us, as people, are more than the things that divide us. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by thor heyerdahl. Kon tiki by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Kontiki tells the true story of thor heyerdahl, a young norwegian adventurer in the late 1940s. Thor heyerdahl born in larvik in southern norway in 1914, thor heyerdahl was originally a student in zoology and in 1936 he travelled with his wife to the marquesas islands in the pacific to study their wildlife. Kontiki by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The story of thor heyerdahl, norways kontiki explorer. Kontiki was made of nine balsa tree trunks by thor heyerdahl at callao in peru, launched 28 april 1947 and was used to prove the feasibility of precolumbian peruvian raftsman reaching the polynesian islands. Hes still best known as kon tiki man the nickname which dates back to his first voyage expedition in 1947 when he crossed the pacific in a primitive balsalog raft. Kantuta expeditions, a repeated expeditions of kontiki by eduard ingris.
Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the academy award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. Thor heyerdahl s grandson, olav heyerdahl, retraced his grandfathers kon tiki voyage in 2006, as part of a sixmember crew. Ferdon was an archaeologist on thor heyerdahl s archaeological expedition to easter island and the east pacific in 195556. This is a pair of scarce books for children about the kontiki expedition written by members of the expedition. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition. The kon tiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kon tiki is an old name for this god. The main characters of this non fiction, travel story are. Nel 1947 thor heyerdahl, con cinque compagni di viaggio, attraversa loceano pacifico, dalle coste del peru alla polinesia su una primitiva zattera di legno di balsa. In 1937, thor heyerdahl and his new bride travelled to fatu hiva, in the marquesas group of french polynesia. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kon tiki. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. Knut haugland, bengt danielsson, thor heyerdahl, erik hesselberg, torstein raaby and herman watzinger.
Read the kontiki expedition by raft across the south seas by thor heyerdahl available from rakuten kobo. Thor heyerdahls greatest achievement, and the main reason for the inscription on the memory of the world register, is the kontiki expedition. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. His 4 great voyages the two ra voyages across the atlantic, the kontiki acoss the pacific, and the tigris journey around the arabian sea, all demonstrated that prehistoric societies were far more ca. Thor heyerdahl feasible ocean routes in precolumbian times. Roving report aptn 20071970 bridgetown, barbados 1. The voyage, called the tangaroa expedition, was intended as a tribute to thor heyerdahl, as well as a means to monitor the pacific oceans. Kontiki offizieller trailer german deutsch hd 20 youtube. Heyerdahl, whose 1947 kontiki expeditions captured the worlds imagination, slipped into a deep sleep on tuesday 16 april 2002 a week after he started refusing. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. After spending time on the south sea islands, thor comes up with a. After financing the trips with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101daylong trip across.
In 1947, norwegian explorer heyerdahl and a small crew piloted a primitive raft called the kon tiki across the pacific ocean to prove that ancient people could have made long distance journeys using the technology available at the time. Thor heyerdahl, who died in april at the age of 87, spent much of an active and sometimes inspiring life in the thrall of one good story. In 1947, he joined thor heyerdahl on the famous kontiki expedition. The kontiki museum is temporarily closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Download kon tiki yts yify movies torrents download. Publication date 1958 publisher rand mcnally and company collection. The kon tiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 gained worldwide fame when he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki in 1947. Thor heyerdahl has 41 books on goodreads with 49319 ratings.
Kantuta expeditions, a repeated expeditions of kon tiki by eduard ingris. Pdf kontiki book by thor heyerdahl free download 240. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. It was in 1947 that thor heyerdahl, herman watzinger, knut magne haugland, torstein raaby, erik hesselberg and bengt danielsson sailed 8,000km in a balsa raft. Read the kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and write a response in which you show how heyerdahl used narration, and comparisoncontrast to make his point. At the kontiki museum, guests can experience original vessels and uptodate exhibits on heyerdahl. Aug 22, 2018 on the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Thor heyerdahls grandson, olav heyerdahl, retraced his grandfathers kontiki voyage in 2006, as part of a sixmember crew. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Amazing video of the kontiki2 expedition video courtesy.
Recruited after the war for the kontiki expedition by mr. Hes still best known as kontiki man the nickname which dates back to his first voyage expedition in 1947 when he crossed the pacific in a primitive balsalog raft. The raft was named kon tiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. The role of thor heyerdahl is played by pal sverre hagen. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Thor heyerdahl, a norwegian zoologist, explains how he develops a theory on how the pacific islands were originally. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
This is a pair of scarce books for children about the kon tiki expedition written by members of the expedition. Buy the kontiki expedition new edition by heyerdahl, thor, lyon, f. Also housed in one of the museums is the kon tiki, which, in its own way, is just as beautiful. Read the kontiki expedition, by thor heyerdahl, response. This is the muchdeserved hollywood film version made in 2012 of the historic kon tiki expedition accomplished in 1947. Erickson discusses thor heyerdahls mid20thcentury proposal of a bold experiment to show that south americans could have colonized pacific. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats ra, ra ii and tigris, through which he championed his deep involvement. After three months on the open sea,encountering raging storms, whales.
Knut haugland was the last surviving crew member of the kontiki, which sought to. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. A norwegian wartime hero who sailed on the kontiki wsj. Adventure sailor thor heyerdahls audacious attempt to voyage across the pacific using a rudimentary raft is a great human achievement.
Various shots of ra ii papyrus reed vessel at sea 2. His father worked as a brewer while heyerdahl s mother held a leadership position at a local museum. The norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl crossed the pacific ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that south americans back in precolumbian times could have crossed the ocean and settled on polynesian islands. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. A specialist in ecuadorian archaeology, ferdon later wrote three books on historical observation of polynesian island cultures. Heyerdahl, whose 1947 kon tiki expeditions captured the worlds imagination, slipped into a deep sleep on tuesday 16 april 2002 a week after he started refusing. The tangaroa expedition the kontiki expedition 2012.
Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Free download or read online kon tiki pdf epub book. Heyerdahls kon tiki theory and the denial of the indigenous past. Danielsson later settled in papehue on tahiti, where he spent more than thirty years. He followed this up with spectacular expeditions on the reed boats ra and tigris. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Apr 18, 2002 thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in paperback format. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl, 1950. In his book, the kontiki expedition 1948, heyerdahl argued that the. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. After 101 days at sea the kon tiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia.
Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. The great explorer and anthropologist thor heyerdahl used this southern current to sail the kon tiki raft on his 1947 epic voyage from peru to the tuamotu islands. This is a spectacular and unique documentary of the modern day voyage, with footage of the 1947 expedition setting the context. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Standing before this amazing vessel quite takes your breath away, and fills you with admiration for the great explorer and anthropologist thor heyerdahl.
Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero kon tiki. The dead distance between the point of departure and the point of arrival is approximately 4000 miles. Buy a cheap copy of kon tiki ekspedisjonen book by thor heyerdahl. The 1947 kon tiki film won an oscar, and thor heyerdahl s book has. Kon tiki is a norwegianswedish documentary film about the kon tiki expedition led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl in 1947, released in sweden, norway, finland, and denmark in 1950, followed by the united states in 1951. Heyerdahl is notable for his kontiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands.
On april 28, 1947, heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from peru on a balsa log raft. Fitted with a bipod main mast carrying two dissimilar size square sails and a mizzen mast carrying a small square sail. He believed that, long before columbus, early ocean. Oct 16, 2015 kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Thors criteria in choosing crew members were that they all possess unwavering courage as well as one unique qualification, indispensable for the expedition. As a young child, heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology, inspired by his mother, who had a strong interest in charles darwins theory of evolution. As with argo, the fact that the outcome is known does not diminish the suspense or excitement of witnessing how heyerdahl and company accomplished their own best bad idea.
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