Indy87 said:CAnt it be frozen!!!
VALIS said:Mythology from cultures across the planet from each other talk of a great flood, which implies that there may have been a significant warming period thousands of years ago that was remembered by folklore.
If the wood was in a cold or dry place, or covered by sediment or other debris, then it could have been preserved. As to whether or not such a boat existed or still exists is something that will be hard to prove one way or another.
bob said:Just because there are common myths about floods does not mean the Noahiac Flood occured in fact the hundreds of myths and legends detract credability from the idea of a single flood engulfing flood event.
Now the Ark is something that would be impossible to build anyway; wooden ships can only float upto a certain weight that is why we have iron ships now. The Ark would have sunk!; [/B]
raider84 said:After about 2,500 wood would rot.
StarFire said:raider84 said:After about 2,500 wood would rot.
Where did you get this number? In a frozen enviromnemt, the wood would be completely preserved. In a woodland environment, the number would only be a few hundred years at best. The stories (and I stress they are just that), say that that Ark rests above the thaw line, meaning very little deterioration would have occured since it's deposition. I'll dig into my arch notes, but I believe around 5000 years ago, sea levels were as much as 13 metres higher (global average) than today. I don't have any info on past sea-levels in the Ararat area: the levels would have to have been catastrophically higher than the global average to get it up to the 14,000+ ft level the stories say the Ark is at!
Indy H said:Hey Bob,the ark was supposed to be covered in picth could'nt that have perserved it,anyhow you other guys,and Bob,don't be so narrow minded it's not in the indy spirit.
[Edited by bob on 07-04-2003 at 01:52 pm]