Autumn 2000 (8.3)
Roots to Azerbaijan
by Thor Heyerdahl
Above: Thor Heyerdahl with
Peruvian children who still construct traditional boats made
of reeds, the principle material that enabled early migrations
on trans-oceanic voyages. Courtesy: Thor Heyerdahl.
Archeologist and historian Thor Heyerdahl, 85, has visited Azerbaijan
on several occasions during the past two decades. Each time,
he garners more evidence to prove his tantalizing theory - that
Scandinavian ancestry can be traced to the region now known as
Heyerdahl first began forming this hypothesis after visiting
Gobustan, an ancient cave dwelling found 30 miles west of Baku,
which is famous for its rock carvings. The sketches of sickle-shaped
boats carved into these rocks closely resemble rock carvings
found in his own native Norway.
(8.3) Autumn 2000.
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