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While this was an interesting experiment that demonstrated the seaworthiness of Heyerdahl's raft, his theory of the Polynesians' origins is now widely discounted by anthropologists. Physical and cultural evidence had long suggested that Polynesia was settled from west to east, migration having begun from the Asian mainland, not South America. In the late 1990s, genetic testing found that the mitochondrial DNA of the Polynesians is more similar to people from southeast Asia than to people from South America, showing that their ancestors most ...

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Kon-Tiki, Kon-Tiki - Crew, Kon-Tiki - Anthropology, Kon-Tiki - Popular culture

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1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1947 - Events. January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time January 10 - United Nations takes control of the free city of Trieste January 15 - Elizabeth Short (the "Black Dahlia") is ...

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Balsa (Ochroma lagopus, synonym O. pyramidale) is a large, fast-growing tree to 30 m tall, native from tropical South America north to southern Mexico. It is evergreen, or dry-season deciduous if the dry season is long, with large (30–50 cm) weakly palmately lobed leaves. The name balsa derives from Spanish for a raft. The timber is very soft and light with a coarse open grain. The density of balsa wood ranges from 100–200 kg/m³, with a typical density of about 140 kg/m³ (about one ...

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The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is one of the most prestigious awards for documentary films. Academy Award for Documentary Feature - Winners. Following the Academy's practice, films are listed by the "award year", which is also the year in which the film was released under the Academy's rules for eligibility. Due to the limited nature of documentary distribution, a film may be released in different years in different venues, sometimes years after production is complete. For 1942 the ...

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• Academy Award for Documentary Feature - Winners

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Hawaiki is the mythical island that the Polynesians trace their origins to. Polynesian legends say that the spirits of Polynesian people return to Hawaiki upon their death. Hawaiki - Spellings. The name "Hawaiki" is specifically Māori and figures in Maori legends about their arrival to Aotearoa (New Zealand). The same concept appears in other Polynesian cultures, and the name can also be spelled Hawaiiki, Hawai‘iki, Hawaii‘iki, Havai‘i, Hawai‘ti, Savai‘i, ...

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• Hawaiki - Spellings
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• Hawaiki - Modern science and practical testing of theories

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April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1788 - Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. 1789 - Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William ...

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Bernt Balchen, D.F.C., (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973), was a Norwegian-American polar (and general) aviation pioneer. Born at the farm Myren in Tveit, just outside Kristiansand, Norway, Balchen, at his death, became one of the few Norwegian-born people buried at Arlington Cemetery. During World War II, Balchen was responsible for setting up the pilot training camp/school for Norwegian exiled soldiers, "Little Norway", outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Later during the war, as a colonel in the U.S. Army Air Force, he over ...

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August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. There are 94 days in North Hemisphere summer, South Hemisphere winter. The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through the summer on August 7. August 7 - Events. 1679 - The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Gre ...

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Thor Heyerdahl also investigated the pyramidal mounds found on the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean. There, he found sun-oriented mounds and courtyards, as well as statues with elongated earlobes. Both of these archeological finds fit with his theory of a sea-faring civilization which originated in what is now Sri Lanka, colonized the Maldives, and influenced or founded the cultures of ancient South America and Easter Island. His discoveries are ...

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Thor Heyerdahl, Thor Heyerdahl - The Kon-Tiki Expedition, Thor Heyerdahl - Subsequent Years, Thor Heyerdahl - The Boats Ra and Ra II, Thor Heyerdahl - The Tigris a Boat that was Burnt, Thor Heyerdahl - An Appeal to the United Nations, Thor Heyerdahl - Other Work, Thor Heyerdahl - Decorations and Honorary degrees

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Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The diffusionist view. Theories of pre-Columbian contact have been fairly popular in the Western world since the 16th century. Several reasons may account for the spread of these diffusionist theories, including political propaganda, apology of colonialism, and the backing of priority claims. Proponents of such contacts often stated or implied the ethnocentric premise that Native Americans — generally portrayed as savages — could not have developed the sophisticated techn ...

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Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Overview, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The diffusionist view, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The isolationist view, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The Bering Land Bridge model, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The isolationist dogma, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Lessening of the dogma, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bering Land Bridge model in question, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Feasibilty of trans-oceanic travels, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Historical long-range travels, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Modern experiments, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The Vikings in Newfoundland, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Claims based on cultural and biological similarities, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Polynesians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Africans, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Egyptians and Mesopotamians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Phoenicians Greek and Romans, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Chinese, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Indians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Claims based on legends and documents, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Carthaginians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Saint Brendan, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Culdee Monks, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Prince Madoc of Wales, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Zichmni aka Robert Sinclair, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Late contacts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Zheng He, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Spanish, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Portuguese, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Dutch, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - English, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Reverse contacts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Caecilius Metellus, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Antonio Galvano, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bartolomé de las Casas, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Lost continents flying saucers and La Merika, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Religious accounts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bibliography

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The term pseudoarchaeology is used by many to refer to those religious perspectives that do not follow the accepted norms of scientific inquiry, such as Creationism, as well as to the pursuit of untestable hypotheses or theories, such as the influence of UFOs or ancient astronauts on past civilizations. Pseudoarchaeology is most often associated with the investigation of theories generally discounted by scientific investigators, such as the existence of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat, lost continents such as Atlantis or Lemuria, and the i ...

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Pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Usage, Pseudoarchaeology - Characteristics of pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Pseudoarchaeologists, Pseudoarchaeology - Focus, Pseudoarchaeology - Critics, Pseudoarchaeology - History, Pseudoarchaeology - References and resources

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The Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl theorized in 1947 that Tiki was the prehistoric chieftain who supposedly led a fair-skinned civilized people across the Pacific 1,500 years ago, colonizing the Polynesian islands. This theory, however, is not widely held in modern anthropology. According to Incan legend, there was a sun-god named Virakocha who was the supreme head of the mythical white people in Peru. The original name for Virakocha was Kon-Tiki or Illa-Tiki, which means Sun-Tiki or Fire-Tiki. Kon-Tiki ...

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Tiki, Tiki - Thor Heyerdahl's Theory of Tiki, Tiki - Tiki culture in the US

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The communes on the Tuamotus are: Anaa, Arutua, Fakarava, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Pukapuka, Rangiroa, Reao, Takaroa-takapoto, Tatakoto and Tureia. Administratively, the Tuamotus are part of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, which form one of the 5 administrative subdivisions (subdivision administratives) of French Polynesia, the administrative subdivision of the Tuamotu-Gambier (Islands) (subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) with 17 communes: The 16 communes Anaa, ...

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Tuamotus, Tuamotus - Administrative divisions, Tuamotus - Electoral divisions, Tuamotus - Demography, Tuamotus - Economy, Tuamotus - Geography, Tuamotus - Important Islands, Tuamotus - Island Groups, Tuamotus - Flora and Fauna, Tuamotus - Geology, Tuamotus - History

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Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The diffusionist view. Theories of pre-Columbian contact have been fairly popular in the Western world since the 16th century. Several reasons may account for the spread of these diffusionist theories, including political propaganda, apology of colonialism, and the backing of priority claims. Proponents of such contacts often stated or implied the ethnocentric premise that Native Americans — generally portrayed as savages — could not have developed the sophisticated techn ...

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Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Overview, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The diffusionist view, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The isolationist view, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The Bering Land Bridge model, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The isolationist dogma, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Lessening of the dogma, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bering Land Bridge model in question, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Feasibilty of trans-oceanic travels, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Historical long-range travels, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Modern experiments, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - The Vikings in Newfoundland, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Claims based on cultural and biological similarities, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Polynesians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Africans, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Egyptians and Mesopotamians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Phoenicians Greek and Romans, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Chinese, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Indians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Claims based on legends and documents, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Carthaginians, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Saint Brendan, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Prince Madoc of Wales, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Zichmni aka Robert Sinclair, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Late contacts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Zheng He, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Spanish, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Portuguese, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Dutch, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Reverse contacts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Caecilius Metellus, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Antonio Galvano, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bartolomé de las Casas, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Lost continents flying saucers and La Merika, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Religious accounts, Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Bibliography

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According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1048 by king Harald Hardråde. Recent archaeological research has uncovered Christian burials from before 1000, evidence of a preceding urban settlement. This called for the celebration of Oslo's millennium in 2000. The origin of the name is still somewhat unclear. While "-lo" almost certainly means "lee" or "harbour", "os" may have several connotations, including one of the norse pantheons, a river mouth or a hillside. It has been regarded as the capital city since the reign of Håkon V ...

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Oslo, Oslo - Physical environment, Oslo - History, Oslo - Some points of interest, Oslo - Institutions of higher learning, Oslo - Communications, Oslo - Air, Oslo - Sea, Oslo - Train, Oslo - Local public transport, Oslo - Administration, Oslo - Media, Oslo - Sports, Oslo - Historical population, Oslo - Born in Oslo

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The name "Hawaiki" is specifically Māori and figures in Maori legends about their arrival to Aotearoa (New Zealand). The same concept appears in other Polynesian cultures, and the name can also be spelled Hawaiiki, Hawai‘iki, Hawaii‘iki, Havai‘i, Hawai‘ti, Savai‘i, in the various Pacific island languages, though Hawaiki appears to be the most common variation used in English. (The ii, i‘i, ii‘i variants are attempts to phonetically reflect a long I sound, with a glottal stop in the middle ...

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Hawaiki, Hawaiki - Spellings, Hawaiki - Legends, Hawaiki - Modern science and practical testing of theories

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1947 - January. January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time January 10 - United Nations takes control of the free city of Trieste January 15 - Elizabeth Short (the "Black Dahlia") is found murdered January 16 - Inauguration of Vincent Auriol as a president of France January ...

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1947 - January. January 1 - Afeni Shakur January 2 - Ai January 2 - Jack Hanna, American zoologist January 3 - Patricia Anthony January 6 - Sandy Denny, British vocalist (d. 1978) January 7 - Shobha De, Indian writer January 8 - David Bowie, English musician January 8 - Jenny Boyd January 8 - Samuel Schmid, Swiss Federal Councilor January 16 - Laura Schlessinger, American psychologist and radio talk show host January 1 ...

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Though the archaeological report given by Socrates Scholasticus (died c. 380), in his Ecclesiastical History, of St Helena's discovery of the True Cross may make her the patron saint of pseudoarchaeology to skeptics, it is clear that the manipulation of archaeological sites and "finds" to assist propaganda and pseudohistory is not a phenomenon simply of modern historicist culture. In the mid-2nd century, those exposed by Lucian's sarcastic essay Alexander the false prophet prepared an archaeological "find" in Chalcedon to prepa ...

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Pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Usage, Pseudoarchaeology - Characteristics of pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Pseudoarchaeologists, Pseudoarchaeology - Focus, Pseudoarchaeology - Critics, Pseudoarchaeology - History, Pseudoarchaeology - References and resources

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Some pseudoarchaeologists respond to criticism of their research by noting that many scientific truths are frequently ridiculed when they are first proposed; they further object to the term "pseudoarchaeology" as being pejorative and insist that everyone censor themselves accordingly. Meanwhile, archaeologists (and pseudoarchaeologists) schooled in Marxism and Critical Theory argue that scientific thought can support contemporary ideology by taking advantage of scientists' status as 'experts'. Incorporation of postmodernism into archa ...

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Pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Usage, Pseudoarchaeology - Characteristics of pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoarchaeology - Pseudoarchaeologists, Pseudoarchaeology - Focus, Pseudoarchaeology - Critics, Pseudoarchaeology - History, Pseudoarchaeology - References and resources

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