Reed boats and experimental archaeology on lake Titicaca
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The journey of Thor Heyedahl's from Peru to Polynesia made him see the archaeologists experimenting with ancient technologies and the adventurers inventing more and more improbable ways to get from one place to another. Expeditioners seems to have spotted everything from popsicle sticks to wine corks including reed boat, and spent almost three months assembling 2 million reeds of Tetera bundled into a huge boat 13,000ft above sea level on the edge of lake Titicaca.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 2005
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David Randall-MacIver: Explorer of Abydos and curator of the Egyptian Section
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David Randall-MacIver, explorer of Abydos and curator of the Egyptian Section began his career working at Abydos as part of the Egypt exploration Fund (EEF) expedition headed by Sir Flinders Petrie. A career profile of Randall-MacIver, who is credited with the initial identification of the royal owner of the Abydos mortuary complex, is presented.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 2006
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The "tired stones" of Lake Titicaca
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An archaeological expedition in search of "piedras cansadas", the large, modified "tired stones" found in abundance across Peru's Lake Titicaca basin, is presented.
Publication Name: Expedition
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0014-4738
Year: 2007
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