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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
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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: 5 August 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 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083297, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"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 5 Aug. 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.
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