Title Sea routes to Polynesia / Thor Heyerdahl ; with editorial notes by Karl Jettmar, and a foreword by Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann

Published London : George Allen and Unwin, 1968 Allen & Unwin, 1968

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Description 3-232 pages : 24 plates, illustrations, color charts (on lining papers), maps, portrait ; 23 cm Contents Sea routes to Polynesia -- Possible American routes before Columbus -- Plant evidence for American contacts -- Inncas lead the Spaniards to Polynesia -- Balsa raft navigation -- Archaeology in the Galapagos Islands -- The coconuts on Cocos Island -- The statues of Easter Island -- The composite culture of Easter Island Notes Includes index Maps on lining papers Bibliography Bibliography: pages 209-221 Subject Ethnology -- Polynesia. Polynesians -- Origin. Population transfers. Polynesians. Trade routes -- Pacific Ocean. SUBJECT Polynesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104688 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 South Pacific Ocean http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125590 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 LC no. 68143823 ISBN 0860070131

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