On April 28, 1947, a six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia.

Thor Heyerdahl, who was the main driver and organizer of the expedition, and the author of the book, significantly changed the face of anthropology that year, at least as it was perceived by the public. First, he demonstrated the viability of a theory supporting the migration of earlier seafarers out from Asia and Polynesia to the American continents; and second, he created a popular image that has never really faded of a genuine adventurer-scientist. He was also responsible for major discoveries about the metods and culture which produced the amazing totems of Easter Island.

I don't understand why noone has written songs about his exploits.

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