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Deep Cuts: Thor Heyerdahl Goes to Sea

This month, Anna tells Amber the story of Thor Heyerdahl and his voyage upon the Kon-Tiki.

To learn more, check out The Voyage of the Kon-Tiki: By Raft Across the South Seas (available via WorldCat), but additional sources Anna mentions are:

How the Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the Pacific (Smithsonian)

Molecular genetic studies of natives on Easter Island: evidence of an early European and Amerindian contribution to the Polynesian gene pool (Tissue Antigens)

Investigating the origins of eastern Polynesians using genome-wide data from the Leeward Society Isles (Scientific Reports)

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