Thor Heyerdahl, Reviving The Solar Cult Of Ancient Mariners
Thor Heyerdahl was a man who, despite the era in which he lived, was able to overcome the barriers of academic dogmatism in order to prove his theories. One of his most prolific phrases was: “Borders? I've never seen them. But I've heard that they exist in the minds of some people!” Through his expeditions and voyages in reconstructed reed and balsa wood vessels, he was able to replicate the voyages of ancient navigators of forgotten eras and rediscovered the charm of adventure and discovery all over the planet. His countless books, illustrated by powerful images, immortalized his work and his expeditions changed human history, demonstrating how ancient peoples had been able to cross the oceans since the very dawn of humanity.
Portrait of Thor Heyerdahl, in the 1980s. (Public Domain).
Descended from a lineage of Viking mariners, Thor Heyerdahl’s blood pulsed him to discover distant lands and give a new voice to the ancient navigators who sailed around the globe, beyond every imaginable border. Guided by ancient technology, he did not use the sextants or modern radios, but relied rather on the currents and the stars. Curiously though, despite having sailed all the seas on the planet, he never learned to swim!
