Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians

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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083297

South African History Online (2012) 'Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083297 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

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"Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083297. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco for Latin America on a papyrus boat, Ra II, to prove his theories that ancient Egyptians." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083297.