New Article re: Noah's Ark

[CovenantRay]

EXCLUSIVE: Satellite Sleuth Closes in on Noah’s Ark Mystery
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]By Leonard David
LiveScience Senior Writer
[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]posted: 09 March 2006
06:30 am ET[/FONT]

High on Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey, there is a baffling mountainside "anomaly," a feature that one researcher claims may be something of biblical proportions.

Images taken by aircraft, intelligence-gathering satellites and commercial remote-sensing spacecraft are fueling an intensive study of the intriguing oddity. But whether the anomaly is some geological quirk of nature, playful shadows, a human-made structure of some sort, or simply nothing at all—that remains to be seen.

Whatever it is, the anomaly of interest rests at 15,300 feet (4,663 meters) on the northwest corner of Mt. Ararat, and is nearly submerged in glacial ice. It would be easy to call it merely a strange rock formation.


For the rest of the article, including satellite imagery, please click on the link below:

http://www.livescience.com/history/060309_the_ark.html

 

[Br0k3n]

I hope they do find the Ark sometime soon, but those pictures never do anything for me. It's just too blah. How can you honestly say that's the bow of the ark, ya know? They need something closer. I am totally intrigued by this stuff.

 

[Genuine]

What's holding them back from actually exploring where they think the ark is? Is it the climate or the Turkish government?

 

[dia_liom]

I guess what makes me question that this is the Ark is that, if Noah 'landed' there even during Christ's time, wouldn't the movement of the ice in the glacier over that time would have pushed it over the edge years ago? I also have to wonder whether God would allow anything which 'proves' His existence, since that would pretty well get rid of the need for faith.

 

[Nebmaatisus]

Doesn´t sound too convincing. I strongly doubt that the ark ever existed, in any other sense than the spiritual one. Nevertheless, there is something quite uncanny on the slopes of the Ararat, on al Judi, to be precise. If it is the semi-fossilised remains of the ark, it will be a very interesting discovery, if not - so what?

 

[FreezBee]

Whatever it is, the anomaly of interest rests at 15,300 feet (4,663 meters) on the northwest corner of Mt. Ararat, and is nearly submerged in glacial ice. It would be easy to call it merely a strange rock formation.

Reminds me of this AiG article: Special report: Amazing ‘Ark’ exposé.

The article is an exposure of a video by Ron Wyatt, and here's a quote:

No matter where you live, if you haven’t already heard about it, the promoters and the media have been making sure you will. What then is the massive boat-shaped formation which rests at 6,300 feet above sea level in Eastern Turkey, about 12–15 miles (15–24 kilometres) from the summit of Greater Mount Ararat?

The Main Claims at a Glance

True/False?

• Radar shows man-made (boat) structure..........FALSE
• There is a regular metallic pattern............FALSE
• Lab tests show petrified laminated wood........FALSE
• Turkish scientists found metal rods............FALSE
• Metal artefacts have been proved by lab........FALSE
• There are ‘ship’s ribs’ showing................FALSE
• There is lots of petrified wood................FALSE
• Turkish Commission says ‘it’s a boat...........FALSE

A word of caution: Ron Wyatt concentrated his interest on Lesser Mt. Ararat unlike John Morris whose interest was and is concentrated on Greater Mt. Ararat. John Morris is mentioned very favorably in the article, so there is some appearance of internal arkeologist struggle over the article.

But it's fun to read - assuming you're not a fan of Ron Wyatt, that is


- FreezBee

 

[TheAJKMan]

IT would be absolutely fab if they could actually get an organized reputable groupd of folk onto the site and excavate it. Preferably recorded by an outside party who has nothing to gain because of their faith. That way if it is the ark then there is at least a decent chance that they'd have some credibility in the secular media Just a thought.

TheAJKMan

 

[FluffyBadger]

Why isn't this bigger news? Because,it's flat and there isn't anything to substantiate things. I'd be thrilled if the actual Ship,this Ark was found. I just feel it vanished over time.

 

[TruthMiner]

EXCLUSIVE: Satellite Sleuth Closes in on Noah’s Ark Mystery
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif]By Leonard David
LiveScience Senior Writer
[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]posted: 09 March 2006
06:30 am ET[/FONT]

High on Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey, there is a baffling mountainside "anomaly," a feature that one researcher claims may be something of biblical proportions.

Images taken by aircraft, intelligence-gathering satellites and commercial remote-sensing spacecraft are fueling an intensive study of the intriguing oddity. But whether the anomaly is some geological quirk of nature, playful shadows, a human-made structure of some sort, or simply nothing at all—that remains to be seen.

Whatever it is, the anomaly of interest rests at 15,300 feet (4,663 meters) on the northwest corner of Mt. Ararat, and is nearly submerged in glacial ice. It would be easy to call it merely a strange rock formation.


For the rest of the article, including satellite imagery, please click on the link below:

http://www.livescience.com/history/060309_the_ark.html

this same story has been circulating since I was a child.

I am 46.

 

[FreezBee]

this same story has been circulating since I was a child.

I am 46.

It's been circulating since I was a child as well - and I am 47!

(Sorry, I just couldn't help it )


- FreezBee

 

[Utah Knight]

i have heard this story many times but it is one of those things that lack proof or funding fo a thourogh excavation however i do not even think that the ark still exists it would be logical to say that after the flood the ark was destroied and the wood was used for shelter shortly after the great flood

 

[justified]

Alright, let me make something very clear:

The ark was made of wood. I don't care how much pitch you coat something in, if it's sitting on top of a mountain it will be disintegrated. The ark, if it ever existed, cannot be found because of that.

And besides, look at the picture. It looks NOTHING like the proportions from scripture.

 

[FluffyBadger]

agree with justified and knight

 

[mumluvsherboys]

If they have enough funds to send up more satellites, surely they can find the funds and the efforts to get in there and check it out... seems strange that they are sending up two more satellites to take mor pictures. I want results, not pictures... in any case, like another person here said, it is probably more likely they used the ark for shelter and firewood, so it wouldn't be there anymore. It wouldn't change how I feel about it anyway, but at least we can say "I told you so!" If it is found.
God bless.

 

[Servant222]

I work a lot with air and satellite photos and just don't see anything unusual about the photographs published- it is pretty typical high Alpine glaciated terrain.

Why is it so difficult to get to the site and do an on-site inspection?

 

[FluffyBadger]

because it is really non existent..maybe?