Rongorongo is one of the few written scripts invented by mankind, and was first discovered on the small island of Rapa Nui in the 1860s. The scripts consist of figures carved into a piece of wood. "The original name is said to have been kohau motu mo rongorongo.

The Rapanui culture has presented researchers with many questions, often referred to as mysteries. The Moai statues are perhaps the most famous of all the mysteries. How these stone giants were carved, transported and erected has preoccupied anthropologists for many decades.

Was Thor Heyerdahl's search for a lost people of megalithic builders a racist theory? From time to time, writers and researchers make claims. Several are well argued, but some contain errors and personal interpretations.

The Kon-Tiki Museum has enriched its archive with 5,000 new photographs of Thor Heyerdahl's life, work and travels. The images are the collection of the outstanding Italian photographer Walter Leonardi, and originate mainly from the 1980s and 1990s.

The book Thor Heyerdahl and the hunt for Atlantis makes a number of claims about Thor Heyerdahl's life and theories. Not all are equally correct. Read our review to find out what is right and what is wrong with the book.

The Kon-Tiki voyage was hailed as the greatest maritime adventure of our time. But was Thor Heyerdahl the first to experiment with copies of old crafts? Or was he equally inspired by the adventurous travels of others?