# Heyerdahl 1952: American Indians in the Pacific: The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition

> Thor Heyerdahl, 1952. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The source of the South American origin theory.

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# American Indians in the Pacific: The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition

Thor Heyerdahl, 1952. _George Allen & Unwin, London_.

Heyerdahl's 821-page statement of his theory that Polynesia, Easter Island included, was settled from the Americas, with the island's stonework traced to South American builders.

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The source of the South American origin theory.

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Heyerdahl, T. (1952). American Indians in the Pacific: The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition. George Allen & Unwin, London. https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000016263
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