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Prehistoric America and Polynesia

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American Indians in the Pacific

The Theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition. By Thor Heyerdahl. Pp. xv + 821 + 90 plates. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.; Stockholm: Bokförlaget Forum A.-B.; Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1952.) 70s. net.

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FIRTH, R. Prehistoric America and Polynesia. Nature 171, 713–714 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171713a0

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