Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) was a Norwegian explorer, author and adventurer. In 1947, he sailed 8,000 km across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built craft to demonstrate that ancient peoples could have made such long journeys with technology of the time.
![Galapagos People: Thor Heyerdahl © Kon-Tiki Museum Collection](https://www.discoveringgalapagos.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/i3a1_thorhey-194x300.jpg)
Thor Heyerdah, the Norwegian explorer, author and adventurer © Kon-Tiki Museum Collection