| − | Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) was a Norwegian explorer. He studied geography and zoology at the University of Oslo. He is known for the Kon Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed from [[Peru]] to the Tuamotu Isandsin a raft called Kon Tiki. This expedition was to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea journeys. | + | Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) was a Norwegian explorer. He studied geography and zoology at the University of Oslo. He is known for the Kon Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed from [[Peru]] to the Tuamotu Isands in a raft called Kon Tiki. This expedition was to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea journeys. |