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T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Feb 19, 2004 10:09 AM Thor Heyerdahl wrote in 1955 that he did an expirment where he moved a moai with those who were, in fact, direct descendants at of the moai carvers, referenced at museumsnett.no/kon-tiki. ...and as much as it truly pains me to say this, most of Heyerdahl's findings regarding Te Pito o te Henua have been completely disreputed by the scientific community at large. No matter, I love the guy anyway. He's the one who blurred the line between science and Polynesian Pop... even if that wasn't his goal!

Thor Heyerdahl wrote in 1955 that he did an expirment where he moved a moai with those who were, in fact, direct descendants at of the moai carvers, referenced at museumsnett.no/kon-tiki.

...and as much as it truly pains me to say this, most of Heyerdahl's findings regarding Te Pito o te Henua have been completely disreputed by the scientific community at large.

No matter, I love the guy anyway.

He's the one who blurred the line between science and Polynesian Pop... even if that wasn't his goal!

Post #76868 by tikibars on Thu, Feb 19, 2004 10:09 AM