First to Cross the Ocean
Superscience · Season 2008 · Episode 9
The incredible skills, resources, and ingenuity required of the earliest seafaring societies in Southeast Asia, the Viking explorers of Europe, and the Polynesians trying to become the first humans to cross the open ocean are examined in this episode. (This episode is also referred to as "First Mariners" on some unofficial sources.)
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Season
2008
Episode
9
Air Date
28/Aug/2008
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
60 min
Overview
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The incredible skills, resources, and ingenuity required of the earliest seafaring societies in Southeast Asia, the Viking explorers of Europe, and the Polynesians trying to become the first humans to cross the open ocean are examined in this episode. (This episode is also referred to as "First Mariners" on some unofficial sources.)
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