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Heyerdahl, Thor

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Kon-Tiki: across the Pacific by raft by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

319 editions published between 1900 and 2015 in 19 languages and held by 4,571 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book is about the raft voyage by Thor Heyerdahl and his five companions across the South Pacific to prove that the Polynesians came from South America
Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

106 editions published between 1906 and 2015 in 11 languages and held by 3,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil wars." --
The Ra expeditions by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

75 editions published between 1970 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 2,781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author recounts the planning for his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in an Egyptian reed boat and describes the voyage made by himself and his crew
Early man and the ocean : a search for the beginnings of navigation and seaborne civilizations by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

20 editions published between 1978 and 1980 in English and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the ships, navigational systems, achievements, and discoveries of ancient seamen and examines their influence on the spread of culture in the ancient world and on subsequent exploration
Easter Island--the mystery solved by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

17 editions published between 1989 and 2016 in English and held by 1,202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the mysteries of Easter Island including how the statues were made and moved, and where the Easter Islanders themselves came from?
The Maldive mystery by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

17 editions published between 1986 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes Thor Heyerdahl's archaeological exploration of the Maldive Islands
American Indians in the Pacific : the theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

36 editions published between 1952 and 1956 in English and Norwegian and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The art of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

31 editions published between 1974 and 1976 in English and German and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pyramids of Túcume : the quest for Peru's forgotten city by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

9 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 698 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Well-illustrated synthesis of multi-year excavations at a city of the Lambayeque culture extending over 220 hectares with 26 major pyramids, and founded ca. AD 1100"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl( Visual )

27 editions published between 1950 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 688 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On April 28, 1947, an expedition was led by Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl. The journey by raft spanned 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean and was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. Heyerdahl and his crew duplicated the legendary voyage of Kon-Tiki, the mythical hero who led the settlement of the South Sea Islands by sailing on a balsawood raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

11 editions published between 1960 and 1982 in English and Korean and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Adapted from Kon-Tiki: across the Pacific by Raft," which is a translation of Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen
Sea routes to Polynesia by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

16 editions published between 1968 and 1974 in English and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kon-Tiki : across the Pacific by raft by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

31 editions published between 1950 and 2014 in English and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"For its fearlessness and daring, as well as for the scientific value of the results accomplished, the Kon-Tiki Expedition has been hailed as one of the great feats of our times. On every page of this true record -- from the actual building of the raft through all the dangerous and comic adventures on the sea to the spectacular crash-landing and the native islanders' hula dances -- each reader will find a wholesome and spellbinding escape from the twentieth century." --
Reports of the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific by Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific( Book )

23 editions published between 1961 and 1966 in English and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rapa Nui by Fred Picker( Book )

5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 413 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Heyerdahl's historical summary on Rapa Nui provides an authoritative counterpoint to the visual enchantmant of Picker's photographs and the sweep of his lyrical text
The Kon-Tiki man : Thor Heyerdahl by Christopher Ralling( Book )

3 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biografie van de Noorse ontdekkingsreiziger Thor Heyerdahl (1914- )
Archaeological evidence of pre-Spanish visits to the Galápagos Islands by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

25 editions published between 1956 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Great Norwegian expeditions by Søren Richter( Book )

13 editions published between 1954 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nansen (Fram expedition, 1893-96); Sverdrup (second Fram expedition, 1893-1902); Amundsen (Gjoa and South Pole expeditions); aircraft in polar explorations
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

48 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in 13 languages and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Six men on a small raft sail four thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean, from Peru to the Polynesian Islands
La expedición de la "Kon-Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

50 editions published between 1950 and 2016 in Spanish and Undetermined and held by 147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spanish translation of "Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen". The story of the well known raft expedition across the Pacific
 
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Pyramids of Túcume : the quest for Peru's forgotten city
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Chejerdal, Tor 1914-2002

Chejerdal, Tur

Chejerdal, Tur 1914-2002

Hai Er Da, Shuo Er

Haierdaer, Tuoer

Hāyrdāl, Thwr

Heierudâru, T.

Heijerdāls, T. (Tūrs), 1914-2002

Heijerdāls, Tūrs

Heijerdāls, Tūrs 1914-2002

Hejerdal Tor

Hejerdal, Tor 1914-2002

Hejerdal , Tur

Hejerdalas T.

Hejerdalas Tūras

Heyerdahl, T.

Heyerdahl, Thor 1914-

Heyerdahl, Thor 1914-2002

Heyerdahl, Thorn 1914-2002

Heyerdahlas T.

Heyerdahlas Toras

Heyerdal, Towr

Heyerdal, Tur

Kheierdad, Tur 1914-2002

Kheĭerdal, Tur

Kheĭerdal, Tur 1914-2002

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl anthropologue, archéologue et navigateur norvégien

Thor Heyerdahl antropologo, esploratore e regista norvegese

Thor Heyerdahl explorador y biólogo noruego

Thor Heyerdahl explorador, zoólogo e geógrafo norueguês

Thor Heyerdahl Noors ontdekkingsreiziger (1914-2002)

Thor Heyerdahl norjalainen tieteilijä

Thor Heyerdahl norsk antropolog og eventyrar

Thor Heyerdahl norsk antropolog og eventyrer

Thor Heyerdahl norsk marinbiolog, upptäcktsresande, författare och militär

Thor Heyerdahl norský mořeplavec a dobrodruh

Thor Heyerdahl nórsky moreplavec, dobrodruh, spisovateľ a antropológ

Thor Heyerdahl norvég antropológus és utazó

Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer

Thor Heyerdahl norwegischer Anthropologe und Abenteurer

Thor Heyerdahl norweski odkrywca, podróżnik i pisarz

Tor Hejerdal

Tur Heyerdal

Turas Hejerdalas

Tūrs Heijerdāls norvēģu etnogrāfs, arheologs, ceļotājs un rakstnieks

Xeyerdal Tur

Θορ Χέιερνταλ

Тор Хейердал

Тор Хејердал

Тор Хејердал норвешки антрополог и авантурист

Тур Геєрдал

Тур Хеердал

Тур Хейердал

Тур Хейердал Тур

Тур Хэердал

Тур Һейердал

Хейердал Т

Хейердал Т. 1914-2002

Хейердал, Т. (Тур), 1914-2002

Хейердал, Тор

Хейердал, Тур

Хейердал, Тур 1914-2002

Хейердал, Тур Известный путешественник.

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היירדאל, תור

הירדאל, תור

הירדל, תור 1914-2002

תור היירדאל

تور هایردال

ثور هايردال

ثور هايردال، 1914-2002

थॉर हायरडाल

थॉर हेयरडाह्ल

টুর হেয়ার্ডাল

টুৰ হেয়াৰ্ডাল

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