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English and Spanish TextsThis book is a reprint of an archaeological report by, among others, the great Norwegian archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl, that was originally published in 1956 in American Antiquity. It deals with material, mostly potsherds, that was found during the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to the Gal pagos Islands in 1953, and which may be correlated with the Costal Tiahuanaco (Tomaval), Chimu (La Plata), and Inca (Estero) periods of the Peruvian coastal sequence. A fascinating account of an expedition that changed the face of New World archaeology, this new edition includes Spanish translations of the principal sections of the book.

Экспедиция норвежца Тура Хейердала, предпринятая в 1947 году, до сих пор остается примером смелого научного дерзания и отчаянного путешествия.

Auf der Südseeinsel Fatu Hiva hörte Thor Heyerdahl erstmals die Sage von dem Sonnengott Tiki. Das war der Anstoß zu seiner Kon-Tiki-Expedition. Auf einem Floß aus Balsastämmen ließ er sich zusammen mit seinen 5 Begleitern 101 Tage lang und fast 7.000 Kilometer weit über den Pazifik treiben, um zu beweisen, dass die Besiedlung Ozeaniens von Südamerika aus möglich gewesen wäre.§Seine unkonventionelle Art, Wissenschaft und Abenteuer, spektakuläre Entdeckungsreisen und Forschung zu verbinden, haben ihn weltberühmt gemacht. Die vorliegenden Erinnerungen bestechen zusätzlich durch Witz und Weisheit.§

Epic memoir by one of the greatest explorers of our time, the Norwegian-born Thor Heyerdahl. schovat popis

Heyerdahls Ausgrabungen in einem nordperuanischen Dorf beweisen, dass lange Zeit, bevor die Inkas ihr Reich errichteten, andere Völker wie die Moche und Chimu Hochkulturen entwickelt hatten.

4to. A very good copy, virtually as new in royal blue dw with gilt titles and sailing ship on front cover. Minor wear to dw edges and corners and a few scrapes and nicks to centre rear. VERY HEAVY BOOK, WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE CHARGE.

When Thor Heyerdahl was invited by the government of the Maldive Islands to investigate recent archaeological finds there, his reaction was initially one of surprise. But although he knew little about these 'dots on the map of the Indian Ocean', and less about the language and customs of the people, he did understand how the invitation implied a changed official attitude. Maldive history had been reckoned to begin in the year 583 of the Holy Prophet, or AD1153, when islanders embraced the Islamic faith; and any pre Moslem relics found were usually destroyed. Now the president was saying, 'We are a young republic, yes. But we have proof that we too have an old history, just as our neighbours on the continent!' Thus unfolded for Thor Heyerdahl a fascinating historical and archaeological detective story, as he penetrated into the mystery of the Maldive past.