Twenty years on from his Polynesian Kon-Tiki expedition, Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl has decided to explore whether or not it might be possible to travel from Africa to America on a boat built only from reed, rope and wood. With the Great Pyramid of Khufu looking on, he and a team of highly skilled craftsmen set about turning twelve tons of papyrus into something than can carry a crew of seven people, their equipment and supplies on a journey of over 3000 miles. His inspiration for this particular trip seems to be some obvious similarities between the pyramids and sculptures of Mesoame…
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