The Ra Expeditions
Could the Indian cultures of Mexico and Peru have received their inspiration from similar cultures in ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean world? If so, some sort of ancient sea craft must have performed the seemingly impossible task of crossing the Atlantic as far as the Mexico Gulf. But what...
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Could the Indian cultures of Mexico and Peru have received their inspiration from similar cultures in ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean world? If so, some sort of ancient sea craft must have performed the seemingly impossible task of crossing the Atlantic as far as the Mexico Gulf. But what type of boat could have undertaken such a voyage? Ancient Egyptian boats had been made of papyrus. The vessel Heyerdahl made was fifteen paces long, constructed of papyrus reeds - a ‘paper boat’ - a craft not seen on the oceans of the world for centuries. Scientific experts said it would disintegrate and sink if it ever left calm waters...
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Format: hardcover
Publisher: Book Club Associates
Pages no: 383
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Biography,
History,
Travelogue,
Cultural,
Anthropology,
Archeology,
Egypt,
World History
Heyerdahl's an interesting character; it appears he's a true damn-the-torpedoes adventurer, but his nature, as expressed in his writing anyway, is actually quite contemplative, and when he is describing physical surroundings, he gives the impression of having not just an observer's eye, but a painte...
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