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Early Man and the Ocean: A Search for the Beginnings of Navigation and Seaborne Civilizations
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.45
EAN: 9780385127103
ISBN: 0385127103
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Pages: 438
Publication Date: 1979-01
Publisher: Doubleday
Studio: Doubleday
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Rating: - Riddles of diffusion
Although I do not agree with all of Heyerdahl's perspectives or theories (some of which are being tested in the negative with new DNA tracing techniques) this book is still worth reading in part because of one of the most acute studies of the isolationist-diffusionist controversy, especially with respect to the Atlantic side of the debate, where the riddle of the Olmecs and the New World civilizations get consistently incorrect histories. Hopefully this side of the author's legacy after judicious ... Read More
Rating: - Another great book by Thor Heyerdahl
Early Man and the Ocean is another in Thor Heyerdahl's rewriting of the ancient history of the Americas and Polynesia. Published in 1978, it contains a number of chapters on information not covered in his earlier books, including his proposed timeline for the peopling of Polynesia by not one, but two different peoples. Indeed, what makes this book different is that here the author ties together his findings from many different lands, into a logical whole.
If you liked Kon-Tiki and Aku-Aku, ... Read More
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