Hmm, I thought Heyerdahl was more of a mixed bag.. exaggerating and manipulating facts on one hand, while taking on some pretty major risks in his voyages, and overall, bringing a bunch of attention to interesting facets of cultural history and so forth.

I haven't read up on him in many years, though, so I'm in little position to debate.

Still, for nincompoops like myself who only know the bare facts about Carter's work and discovery, I found it quite interesting getting that deeper (and rougher) dive, and learning about the rivalry of sorts between he and Reisner.

Methinks the story has potential, too, not unlike an Amadeus film scenario, but one in which Mozart and Salieri really *did* hold contempt for each other. Perhaps a bit of a Thor Heyerdahl situation too, in which the real-life Thor had some qualities of flim-flammery and not holding up scientific principles.

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