Witness History: Archive 2012 - The Kon-Tiki adventure

In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl sailed his balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, across the Pacific Ocean to add weight to his belief that ancient peoples were capable of long sea journeys.

He also wanted to prove that it was possible that Polynesia was first colonised by natives of South America.

(Image: The Kon-Tiki raft. Credit: Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 2nd August 2012.

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