The New York Times

Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Sea Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore. By Franz Lidz In 1947, against the best navigational ...
Seattle Times

Scientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log

In 1947, against the best navigational advice, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members set sail from Peru on a balsa wood raft to test his theory that ancient South American cultures ...