bob said:
I will believe it when I see it, and the Turkish government (imagine if in this devoutly muslim country ruled by a Islamic government they denied it!) would say that wouldn't they.......
Well, now. There are several sites for Noah's Ark in Turkey. The most popular is 'on' Mt. Ararat. But the Bible says that it landed (In Hebrew) the mountains of Urartu. (Urartu being the whole region around Mt. Ararat).
See Indy Johans message above this.
Mt. Ararat is a post flood volcano, so therefore, if the site was on the mountain, it probably is blown to 'smithereens' by now. And the ice cap replaces itself on Mt. Ararat every so many years.
Where Ron Wyatt did research is on a small mountain several miles from there, the exact dimentions stated in the Bible.
bob said:
But if the excavation goes ahead then I will be pleased to discuss it
So far, the excavations done at Ron Wyatt's site is:
They cleaned one side of it, and made visible what appears to be a different material.
Another group bored holes in it (In my opinion, it really didn't reveal much)
And another group blasted parts of it with dynamite (What good would that do
?)
Some of the stone there has been analized and has organic carbon (i.e. was it once a timber from a tree?)
Sub-surface radar was preformed at the site, and has evenly spaced anomalies. (i.e. rib timbers?)
And others.
bob said:
the quest for the Ark is a faith based treasure hunt (But I suppose they have worked out in the past, just look at Schlimen the father of archaeology!)
I think it's Schliemann.
bob said:
It is such a shame that half of the threads in this forum seem to come down to religious faith sooner or later.
I think the fact that the Indiana Jones movies were so often associated with religion (i.e. Ark of the Covenant, Holy Grail, and possibly the Garden of Eden) has attributed to the fact that a lot of what you'll find on this board might be associated with religion.
Your post was well said, Doc Savage.
OldawanKenobi said:
Going back to the site at Mount Ararat,I know that an exploratory project was underway this summer,but are they really considering excavation?Seems like that would not be such a good idea,given the nature of the find.
No, the project 'on' Mt. Ararat is just to look around.
But Sub-surface interface radar may be preformed on Ron Wyatt's site soon. Sub-surface radar is non-damaging to sites.