The Ra Expeditions

Edmund Irving, Thor Heyerdahl

Geographical Journal · 1971 · 28 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Ra is the story of Heyerdahl's voyage from North Africa to South America in a 45 ft papyrus boat modelled on those depicted in the pharoah's wall paintings. A violent storm ended the first expedition but within a year the seven men had embarked on their second journey in Ra II.