Pavel Pavel
Pavel Pavel (born March 11, 1957 in Strakonice ) is a Czech engineer , experimental archaeologist and politician.
Life
Pavel studied electrical engineering at the University of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Pilsen . In his spare time, he studied the question of how ancient civilizations moved and transported heavy loads and weights.
After the Velvet Revolution he became politically active from 1989 as a member of the conservative Občanská Demokratieická strana . He has been a candidate for the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic several times and in 2000 he founded PAVEL PAVEL sro , a company for heavy haulage .
Experimental archeology
Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki inspired Pavel in the 1980s to experiment with antique freight transports to the moai figures on Easter Island . An experiment carried out in Bohemia in 1982 was carried out again and successfully by Pavel in 1986 at the invitation of Heyerdahl on Easter Island.
Fonts (selection)
- Rapa Nui , České Budějovice, 1989.
- with Jaroslav Malina: Jak vznikly největší monumenty dávnověku , Prague 1994, ISBN 80-205-0211-4 .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Pavel Pavel in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Pavel's visit to Easter Island, radio report
- Pavel's visit to Easter Island
- Pavel's contribution to the Kontiki ( Memento from December 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.pavelpavel.cz/?strana=historie (Czech)
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on Pavel's website about the experiments with Thor Heyerdahl and Arne Skjølsvold
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pavel, Pavel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech engineer, experimental archaeologist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strakonice |