An initial admixture event between Native South Americans and Polynesians, discovered by statistical analysis, took place around AD 1150–1230.[36][37]. The Kon-Tiki expedition was funded by private loans, along with donations of equipment from the United States Army. 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[15], The call sign LI2B was used by Heyerdahl again in 1969–70, when he built a papyrus reed raft and sailed from Morocco to Barbados in an attempt to show a possible link between the civilization of ancient Egypt and the New World. [39] They were swept towards Cook Islands where on August 30, the raft went aground and was wrecked at Rakahanga atoll. Heyerdahl's hypothesis of a South American origin of the Polynesian peoples, as well as his "drift voyaging" hypothesis, is overwhelmingly rejected by scientists today. Heyerdahl and a small team went to Peru, where, with the help of dockyard facilities provided by the Peruvian authorities, they constructed the raft out of balsa logs and other native materials in an indigenous style as recorded in illustrations by Spanish conquistadores. The raft was partially decked in split bamboo. The crew made successful landfall and all returned safely. I build my first raft when I was seven years old, and the last one was for the historical drama film Kon-Tiki (2012). It was published in Norwegian in 1948 as The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas, later reprinted as Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft. [8] After the journey, Eterna decided to brand their sports watches as "Kon-Tiki". A film documentary about the voyage and raft was released in 1950, called Kon-Tiki. Resistance fighter during World War II. | His first expedition, Kantuta I, took place in 1955–1956 and led to failure. Kon-Tiki Museum Director Maja Bauge said Saturday that the former Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer died of natural causes in an Oslo hospital on Dec. 25. Last Kon-Tiki crew member dies at age 92 FILE - This is a Sept. 29, 1947 file photo of the Kon-Tiki expedition crew waves from the homemade balsa wood and … Five Bristol Boy Scouts on their home-made replica of the famous Kon Tiki raft are floating on oil drums down the Thames. Tangaroa Crew. [citation needed], The basis of the Kon-Tiki expedition is pseudoscientific, racially controversial, and has not gained acceptance among scientists (even prior to the voyage). Steven R. Fischer, Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island, Reaktion Books, 2005, p. 42. Dear Torgeir and all crew members of Kon-Tiki 2. Thor Heyerdahl (1914 – 2002) On April 28, 1947, Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the self-built raft Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. "[35], Genetic analysis of Polynesians and Native South Americans, published in Nature in July 2020, has revealed that several eastern Polynesian populations have signs of an ancient genetic signature that originated from Native South American people. Tens of thousands of waves, up to six meters tall, hit the rafts in an El Niño year. [18][19][20][21] Heyerdahl believed that the original inhabitants of Easter Island (and the rest of Polynesia) were the "Tiki people", a race of "white bearded men" who supposedly originally sailed from Peru. Anthony Smith, "Voyage to the Brink of Death", Kon-Tiki 2 sets sail. Crew member on the Kon-Tiki. [10] Haugland and Raaby maintained regular communication with a number of American, Canadian, and South American stations that relayed Kon Tiki's status to the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. On August 5, Haugland made contact with a station in Oslo, Norway, 16,000 kilometres (10,000 mi) away. Despite the inherent dangers ("There will be no one to save us out there," Heyerdahl cautions), the human drama of "Kon-Tiki" is underdeveloped. The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. (translator) (1950). It changed views on where the peoples of polynesia originated. I read afterwards that in recent times, a Kon-Tiki 2 … The second expedition was a success. They also caught plentiful numbers of fish, particularly flying fish, "dolphin fish", yellowfin tuna, bonito and shark. For food Kon-Tiki carried 200 coconuts, sweet potatoes, bottle gourds and other assorted fruit and roots. From left are, Thor Heyerdahl, leader of expedition; Bengt Danielson; Erik Hesselberg; Torstein Raaby; Herman Watzinger, second in command and designer of the raft; and Knut Magne Haugland… The crossing was successful and, at the time, the longest raft voyage in history, until eclipsed in 1973 by Las Balsas. He sailed 10,800 km (6,700 mi), which was 3,500 km (2,200 mi) farther than Kon-Tiki. To avoid coastal traffic it was initially towed 80 km (50 mi) out by the Peruvian Navy fleet tug Guardian Rios, then sailed roughly west carried along on the Humboldt Current. When it did, they overpowered the crew members, taking most of them to Tahiti for trial. [citation needed], After spending a number of days alone on the tiny islet, the crew was greeted by men from a village on a nearby island who arrived in canoes, having seen washed-up flotsam from the raft. When near the Juan Fernández Islands (Chile) in May 1957, the raft was in a very poor state and they asked for a towing, but it was damaged during the operation and had to be abandoned, but they were able to preserve all the equipment that had been aboard. The purpose of the 1973 expedition was three-fold: (1) to prove that the success of 1970 was no accident, (2) to test different currents in the sea, which Alsar maintained ancient mariners knew as modern humans know road maps, and (3) to show that the original expeditions, directed perhaps toward trade or colonisation, may have consisted of small fleets of balsa rafts. It was directed by Heyerdahl and edited by Olle Nordemar. Sailor: Sam Chapman ... Sjømann Eleanor Burke ... Reiseagent Mikhail Basmadjian ... Senor Real A book documenting the voyage and raft was released in 1948 by Thor Heyerdahl, called The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas.[48]. Official Sites The 1973 Las Balsas expedition was the first (and so far only) multiple-raft crossing of the Pacific Ocean in recent history. The raft ended its voyage in the Caribbean island of St Maarten, completing its trip to Eleuthera in the following year with Smith and a new crew.[43][44]. A museum official says Knut Magne Haugland, the last of six crew members who crossed the Pacific Ocean on board the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, has died. The "Los Andes" region has a new regional edition: the Kon Tiki 1973!This part of the globe, also called "Andino B.P.E." This classic 16mm documentary captures both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing techniques. This page was last edited on 12 December 2020, at 07:55. Episode 5 of the tenth season of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm cable television show Although the expedition carried some modern equipment, such as a radio, watches, charts, sextant, and metal knives, Heyerdahl argued they were incidental to the purpose of proving that the raft itself could make the journey. The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps provided field rations, tinned food and survival equipment. In return, the Kon-Tiki explorers reported on the quality and utility of the provisions. A freighter on Thursday rescued 14 crew members trying to make the same voyage as the famed Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947. Archaeological, linguistic, cultural, and genetic evidence all support a western origin (from Island Southeast Asia) for Polynesians using sophisticated multihull sailing technologies and navigation techniques during the Austronesian expansion.[1][2][3]. He further said that these people were originally from the Middle East, and had crossed the Atlantic earlier to found the great Mesoamerican civilizations. The six gentlemen pictured here are the members of the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.From upper left and moving clockwise they are Thor Heyerdahl (expedition leader), Herman Watzinger, Bengt Danielsson, Torstein Raaby, Knut Haugland, and Erik Hesselberg. A documentary motion picture about the expedition, also called Kon-Tiki, was produced from a write-up and expansion of the crew's filmstrip notes and won an Academy Award in 1951. Heyerdahl, Thor; Lyon, F.H. The expedition also carried a pet parrot named Lorita. In a second great voyage ten years later, he rafted 12,001 km (7,457 mi) from South America to Australia with a metal raft Age Unlimited. Øyvin Lauten and Kari Skår Dahl were captains on the first leg, while Signe Meling and Ola Borgfjord were captains on the second leg. Finally the crew were taken off Raroia to Tahiti by the French schooner Tamara, with the salvaged Kon-Tiki in tow. In 1959, Ingris built a new balsa raft, Kantuta II, and tried to repeat the previous expedition. [24][20], Heyerdahl's hypothesis of Polynesian origins is overwhelmingly rejected by scientists today. [1][2][3] "Drift voyaging" from South America was also deemed "extremely unlikely" in 1973 by computer modeling. The original Kon-Tiki raft is now on display in the Kon-Tiki Museum at Bygdøy in Oslo. The team had travelled a distance of around 6,980 km (4,340 mi; 3,770 nmi) in 101 days, at an average speed of 1.5 knots (2.8 km/h; 1.7 mph). [14] The crew once used a hand-cranked emergency transmitter to send out an "all well, all well" message "just in time to head off a massive rescue attempt". He described these "Tiki people" as being a sun-worshiping fair-skinned people with blue eyes, fair or red hair, tall statures, and beards. On August 4, the 97th day after departure, Kon-Tiki reached the Angatau atoll. Behind the main-mast was a cabin of plaited bamboo 4.3 m (14 ft) long and 2.4 m (8 ft) wide was built about 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) high, and roofed with banana leaf thatch. The main body of the float was composed of nine balsa tree trunks up to 14 m (45 ft) long, 60 cm (2 ft) in diameter, lashed together with 30 mm (1 1⁄4 in) hemp ropes. The Kon-Tiki crew included Bengt Danielsson, a Swedish sociologist and the only crew member not from Norway. In 1954, William Willis sailed alone on a raft Seven Little Sisters from Peru to American Samoa, successfully completing the journey. [33], This result was questioned in 2012 because of the possibility of contamination by South Americans after European contact with the islands. In 1947, Heyerdahl invited Haugland and Torstein Raaby, another former resistance member, to join the Kon-Tiki expedition as radio operators. ‘Kon-Tiki’ crew goes to Hollywood February 22, 2013 Norway had a large contingent on location in Los Angeles this weekend, so that all the lead actors and crew members of the Norwegian film ‘Kon-Tiki’ could get as close as they could to the annual Academy Awards show. For Kon-Tiki Theory, Ray of Hope Is Dashed. The purpose stated by Heyerdahl for carrying modern and ancient containers was to test the effectiveness of ancient water storage. Knut Haugland, the last surviving member of the six-man crew that sailed on the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, and a leader of the Norwegian resistance who helped carry out … The crew were taken back to the native village, where they were feted with traditional dances and other festivities. Ingris was able to cross the Pacific Ocean on the balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia. 76, 154. Thor Heyerdahl. In February 1940 he was stationed in Setermoen, and soon fought in battles near Narvik as a part of the Norwegian Campaign against Germany. This stress for 16 weeks weakened the ropes, but the crew could not replace all of them. Analysis showed that "although the European lineage could be explained by contact with white Europeans after the island was 'discovered' in 1722 by Dutch sailors, the South American component was much older, dating to between about 1280 and 1495, soon after the island was first colonised by Polynesians in around 1200. Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 adventure voyage spans 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean aboard a balsawood raft. This is the much-deserved Hollywood film version (made in 2012) of the historic Kon-Tiki expedition accomplished in 1947. Éric de Bisschop died in this accident. For the first time you showed that it is possible to sail by a copy of an ancient Native American raft from South America directly to Easter Island. On 7 November 2015, two teams with two balsa rafts Rahiti Tane and Tupac Yupanqui left Lima, Peru for Easter Island. He was willing to risk the lives of crew members to prove a point about sea travel. Kon-Tiki is also the name of Heyerdahl's book, the Academy Award-winning 1950 documentary film chronicling his adventures, and the 2012 dramatized feature film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. No metal was used in the construction. The Kon-Tiki expedition crew waves from the homemade balsa wood and bamboo raft (1947). — Thanks to Ward Silver, N0AX; ARRL website Kon-Tiki carried 1,040 litres (275 US gal) of drinking water in 56 water cans, as well as a number of sealed bamboo rods. It appeared with great success in English in 1950, also in many other languages. Thor Heyerdahl's book about his experience became a bestseller. It is the longest-known raft voyage in history. Movies. Photographs also show a top-sail above the main sail, and also a mizzen-sail, mounted at the stern. In a second great voyage ten years later, he rafted 12,001 km (7,457 mi) from South America to Australia with a metal raft Age Unlimited. The voyage was also chronicled in the documentary TV-series The Kon-Tiki Man: The Life and Adventures of Thor Heyerdahl, directed by Bengt Jonson.[4]. On the 28th of april 1947, Thor Heyerdahl leaves his wife and children behind to cross the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft called ‘Kon-Tiki’, with five inexperienced crew members. 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It was here that Haugland first heard of Heyerdahl’s theories about Polynesian migration patterns, and his plans to cross the Pacific on a balsa wood raft. On November 18, 1965, the Tangaroa ended its journey on the Fakarava island. The crew built a new smaller raft, the Tahiti Nui III, in the ocean out of the more buoyant parts of the Tahiti Nui II. He rejected the highly-skilled voyaging and navigating traditions of the Austronesian peoples and instead argued that Polynesia was settled by accident from boats that drifted with the wind and currents from South America. [19], Heyerdahl's hypothesis was part of early Eurocentric hyperdiffusionism and the westerner disbelief that (non-white) "stone-age" peoples with "no math" could colonize islands separated by vast distances of ocean water, even against prevailing winds and currents. He was also the author of the book of the expedition and the narrator of the story. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on their daring voyage to the Marquesas Islands, on a balsa wood raft which was built according to the traditions of South America's pre-Columbian Indians. In 1938 he enrolled in military radio studies and afterward joined the Norwegian Army. Aug. 13, 1953 - The Kon TIki boys comes cruising down the Thames. On January 30, 2011, An-Tiki, a raft modeled after Kon-Tiki, began a 4,800-kilometre (3,000 mi), 70-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. | My name is Torgeir Sæverud Higraff (42) and I am the expedition leader of Kon-Tiki2. 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