Re:The greatest migration: the history and mystery of Polyne...
by dv_dt on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @07:10PM
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The Polynesian Voyaging Society has been using reconstructed navigation techniques to make trips across the pacific since the 1980s. Fascinating stuff!
Even longer ago (late 1940s), there were arguments if a polynesian style vessel could even make the trip, let alone navigate using traditional techniques.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_Voyaging_Society
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_Piailug
http://www.hokulea.com
Even longer ago (late 1940s), there were arguments if a polynesian style vessel could even make the trip, let alone navigate using traditional techniques.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki_expedition