Bildnummer: 55928399 Datum: 12.08.2011 Copyright: imago/Sch?ning Norwegen Oslo 12.08.2011: Kon-Tiki-Museum Innen Innenansicht Thor-Heyerdahl-Museum. Hier: die Kon Tiki Flo? Balsaflo? Original x0x Reisen xkg 2011 quer Aufmacher 55928399 Date 12 08 2011 Copyright Imago Sch?ning Norway Oslo 12 08 2011 Kon Tiki Museum indoors Interior view Thor Heyerdahl Museum here the Kon Tiki Raft Balsaflo? Original x0x Travel xkg 2011 horizontal Highlight

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PHOTO:EAST NEWS/ IMAGO/Bildnummer: 53190844 Datum: 27.06.2009 Copyright: imago/Thomas Zimmermann Windjammer - Thor Heyerdahl - w??hrend der Kieler Woche in der F??rde vor Kiel, Objekte , Highlight; 2009, Kiele, Deutschland, Segeln, Schiff, Segelschiff, Dreimaster; , quer, Kbdig, Einzelbild, Meer, K??ste, , Schifffahrt, Verkehr, , Schleswig Holstein, Europa Bildnummer 53190844 Date 27 06 2009 Copyright Imago Thomas Zimmermann Windjammer Thor Heyerdahl during the Kiel Week in the Funded before Leng Objects Highlight 2009 Keels Germany sailing Ship Sailing ship Three master horizontal Kbdig Single Sea Coast Shipping Traffic Schleswig Holstein Europe

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/ IMAGO/Bildnummer: 53190846 Datum: 27.06.2009 Copyright: imago/Thomas Zimmermann Windjammer - Thor Heyerdahl - in starkem Wellengang w??hrend der Kieler Woche in der F??rde vor Kiel, Landschaft , Objekte , Highlight; 2009, Kiel, Deutschland, Segeln, Schiff, Segelschiff, Dreimaster; , quer, Kbdig, Totale, , Schifffahrt, Verkehr, , Schleswig Holstein, Europa Bildnummer 53190846 Date 27 06 2009 Copyright Imago Thomas Zimmermann Windjammer Thor Heyerdahl in strong Swell during the Kiel Week in the Funded before Leng Landscape Objects Highlight 2009 Leng Germany sailing Ship Sailing ship Three master horizontal Kbdig long shot Shipping Traffic Schleswig Holstein Europe

** FILE ** Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnologist and head of the Kon-Tiki expedition, arrives in San Francisco, Ca., from the South Pacific, in this Sept. 29, 1947 file photo. Nearly 60 years after Heyerdahl sailed his Kon-Tiki balsa raft across the Pacific to prove a theory about ancient mariners, a team that includes his grandson plans to recreate the 101-day epic voyage _ although the craft will have solar panels, a satellite navigation system and a link to the Internet. (AP Photo)

Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl works in his office in Guimar on the Canary island of Tenerife, Feb. 25, 2002. It has been a half century since Heyerdahl and five other Scandinavians made history by sailing the Kon-Tiki raft across the Pacific, nearly drowning at the end of the 101-day voyage. The sculpture in foreground is a

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, who famously crossed the Pacific over half a century ago in the primitive raft Kon-Tiki, looks at vases and pots excavated in Azov, southern Russia, 24 May 2001. The 86-year-old explorer is now helping archaelogists dig at Azov, hoping to prove that a line of Scandinavian kings may ave started out in this ancient port 2,000 years ago.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, who famously crossed the Pacific over half a century ago in the primitive raft Kon-Tiki, inspects the local historical museum displaying a mammoth skeleton in Azov, southern Russia, 24 May 2001. The 86-year-old explorer is now helping archaelogists dig at Azov, hoping to prove that a line of Scandinavian kings may ave started out in this ancient port 2,000 years ago.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP (FILES ) File photo dated 24 May 2001 shows Norwegian adventurer and natural scientist Thor Heyerdahl viewing pots excavated in Azov, southern Russia. The 86-year-old explorer helped archaelogists dig at Azov, hoping to prove that a line of Scandinavian kings may ave started out in this ancient port 2000 years ago. Heyerdahl, 87, died 18 April 2002, in his home in Colla Michari. Heyerdahl gained celebrity in 1947 by sailing from South America to Polynesia on a balsa raft, the Kon Tiki, revolutionising anthropologists' understanding of prehistoric migration patterns.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO A member of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl's team, excavates a skeleton in Azov, southern Russia, 24 May 2001. The 86-year-old Norwegian explorer, who famously crossed the Pacific over half a century ago in the primitie raft Kon-Tiki, is now helping archaelogists dig at Azov, hoping to prove that a line of Scandinavian kings may ave started out in this ancient port 2,000 years ago.

Undated picture of the famous "Kon-Tiki" raft of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. === NORWAY OUT ===

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP The reed raft "Tigris" of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl burns off Djibouti 06 April 1978 following his order as protest against the civil war in Ethiopia and the prohibition to draw alongside in Massawa. AFP PHOTO

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails towards Djibouti 29 March 1978 aboard his reed raft "Tigris" after starting from Karachi on 26 February 1977. The 63 years old explorer is trying to prove that the ancient Sumerian sailed through the gulf and into the Indian Ocean some 5000 years ago.

Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails towards Djibouti 29 March 1978 aboard his reed raft "Tigris" after starting from Karachi on 26 February 1977. The 63 years old explorer is trying to prove that the ancient Sumerian sailed through the gulf and into the Indian Ocean some 5000 years ago. AFP PHOTO

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SCANFOTO ODKRYWCA NORWESKI THOR HEYERDAHL NA TRATWIE "KON TIKI" OSLO/NORWEGIA 19/05/1975 Undated picture of the famous "Kon-Tiki" raft of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. === NORWAY OUT ===

The Norwegian raft RA11 leaves the Port of Safi, Morocco in a second attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean under the direction of explorer Thor Heyerdahl. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)

Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl stands in front of his raft RA11, docked at the Port of Safi, Morocco, where it will leave for a second attempt at crossing the Atlantic. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)

The Norwegian raft RA11 leaves the Port of Safi, Morocco, on a second attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Explorer Thor Heyerdahl directs the vessel. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)