Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

Aku-aku : the secret of Easter Island / [Thor Heyerdahl].

American Indians in the Pacific : the theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition / by Thor Heyerdahl.

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Thor Heyerdahl

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Aku-aku : the secret of Easter Island / [Thor Heyerdahl].

American Indians in the Pacific : the theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition / by Thor Heyerdahl.