Noah's Ark Has Been Found. Why Are They Keeping Us In The
Dark?
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August 7, 2014 - Noah's Ark Has Been Found. Why Are They
Keeping Us In The Dark?
I'm often amazed at our lack of knowledge about history.
Ordinary people are hungry for this information, yet the organizations responsible
to disseminate these facts seem to have an agenda to keep us in the dark. This
is especially true when it comes to our ancient human history.
I won't hold you in suspense with this article: The Ark of
Noah has been found. It's real. I'll describe the evidence in some detail and
end with the historical and religious implications.
In 1959, Turkish army captain Llhan Durupinar discovered an
unusual shape while examining aerial photographs of his country. The smooth
shape, larger than a football field, stood out from the rough and rocky terrain
at an altitude of 6,300 feet near the Turkish border with Iran.
Capt. Durupinar was familiar with the biblical accounts of
the Ark and its association with Mount Ararat in Turkey, but he was reluctant
to jump to any conclusions. The region was very remote, yet it was inhabited
with small villages. No previous reports of an object this odd had been made
before. So he forwarded the photographic negative to a famous aerial
photography expert named Dr. Brandenburger, at Ohio State University.
Brandenburger was responsible for discovering the Cuban
missile bases during the Kennedy era from reconnaissance photos, and after
carefully studying the photo, he concluded: "I have no doubt at all, that
this object is a ship. In my entire career, I have never seen an object like
this on a stereo photo."
In 1960 the picturewas published in LIFE magazine under the
heading of Noahs Ark? That same year a group of Americans accompanied Capt.
Durupinar to the site for a day and a half. They were expecting to find
artifacts on the surface or something that would be unquestionably related to a
ship of some kind. They did some digging in the area but found nothing
conclusive and announced to the anxiously waiting world that it appeared to be
a natural formation.
Most of the global media turned away from the find and it
became a non-story.
In 1977 Ron Wyatt visited the site. Obtaining official
permission, Ron and others conducted more thorough research over a period of
several years. They used metal detection surveys, subsurface radar scans, and
chemical analysis -- real science -- and their findings were startling. The
evidence was undeniable. This was the Ark of Noah.
The Visual Evidence
The first part of the survey was to examine the object and
take its measurements. The shape looked like hull of a ship. One end was
pointed as you would expect from bow [below: D] and the opposite end was blunt
like a stern. The distance from bow to stern was 515 feet, or exactly 300
Egyptian cubits. The average width was 50 cubits. These were the exact
measurements mentioned in the Bible.
On the starboard side (right) near the stern there were four
vertical bulges protruding from the mud [B], at regular intervals, that were
determined to be the "ribs" of the hull [see below]. Opposite to
these, on the port side, a single rib [A] protrudes from the mud. You can see
its curved shape very clearly. Surrounding it are more ribs, still largely
buried in the mud, but visible upon close examination.
Remember that this object, if it is the Ark, is extremely
old. The wood has been petrified. Organic matter has been replaced by minerals
from the earth. Only the shapes and traces of the original wood remain. Perhaps
this is why the expedition in 1960 was disappointed. They anticipated finding
and retrieving chucks of wood, long since eroded.
From the position of the object in the middle of an obvious
mud flow, it is obvious that the object slid down more than a mile from its
original location. Geologists believe it was originally over 1000 feet higher
in the mountain and encased in a shell of hardened mud. They think that an
earthquake in 1948 cracked the mud shell and revealed the structure. This is
confirmed by stories from the surrounding villagers who tell of its
"sudden appearance" around that time.
Biblical accounts of the Ark describe it as having as many
as six levels. The assumed shape of the Ark seems consistent with the bulge [C]
in the middle of the object. In fact, as we will soon learn, radar scans of the
structure suggest that this bulge is the collapsed debris of these
levels.
Although most people think of the Ark as being rectangular,
that only applies to the top decks. The sleek shape of the hull is necessary to
enable the huge ship to remain stable in the water and survive tremendous
waves.
Ground Penetrating Radar
The human eye needs to see reflected light to recognize an
object. To visualize what remains below the earth, scientists use microwaves
which can penetrate the ground and bounce back when they hit something solid.
This technique is commonly used to locate oil and other minerals. Called Ground
Penetrating Radar (GPR), the apparatus us made from an antenna that transmits,
then listens to receive the "echo" and prints the result on a piece
of paper. The delay and strength of this echo tell the geologists how solid and
at what depth the objects are under the earth.
The team of geologists didn't scan the entire object.
Instead, they marked out lines that crossed the object with yellow tape. Then
they dragged the antenna (about the size of a lawnmower) over the lines and
watched the output on the paper recorder. When they got a strong
"hit" -- meaning there was something solid underneath -- they would
record the position on the tape [above]. Later, when they made a map of the
object, the tape and the location of the "hits" they realized that
there was indeed a structure underneath the mud.
"This data does not represent natural geology. These
are man made structures. These reflections are appearing too periodic... too
periodic to be random in that type of natural pace." - Ron Wyatt of SIR
Imaging team
The radar cans revealed this structure [above] under the
mud. The symmetry and logical placement of these objects shows that this is
unmistakably a man made structure, most likely the Ark of Noah.
Artifacts Retrieved From The Ark
Using the GPR, Ron Wyatt discovered an open cavity on the
starboard side. He used an improvised drill to make core sample inside this
cavity and retrieved several very interesting objects. Below you can see the
artifacts which were sent for laboratory analysis. On the left is the bore hole
[see below], followed by what turned out to be petrified animal dung, then a
petrified antler and lastly a piece of cat hair.
Perhaps the most significant find from the Ark itself is a
piece of petrified wood. When this was first found it appeared to be a large
beam. But upon closer examination it is actually three pieces of plank that
have been laminated together with some kind of organic glue! This is the same
technology used in modern plywood. Lamination makes the total strength of the
wood much greater than the combined strength of the pieces. This suggests a
knowledge of construction far beyond anything we knew existed in the ancient
world.
Tests by Galbraith Labs in Knoxville, Tennessee, showed the
sample to contain over 0.7% organic carbon, consistent with fossilized wood.
The specimen was once living matter.
Examination reveals the glue oozed from the layers. The
outside of the wood appears to have been coated with bitumen.
Even more surprising were laboratory analyses which not only
revealed that the petrified wood contained carbon (proving it was once wood)
but there were iron nails [above right] embedded in the wood!
We like to imagine that humanity evolved in a neat sequence
of eras, each named after the technology that was discovered. We have the Stone
Age (where man developed arrows and stone tools), the Bronze Age (where metals
were combined and heated to make tools and household items) and lastly the Iron
Age (where iron and steel objects were made by heating iron ore and adding
other material -- like charcoal -- to strengthen it). The Iron Age is usually
placed at 1200-1000 BC, yet we have iron nails being used in this extremely old
construction
But Wait... There's More!
The most surprising find was discovered with sensitive metal
detectors. The team located several strong "hits" that, when dug up,
revealed large disc shaped rivets. From simple observation of the metal it was
possible to see where the rivet had been hammered after being inserted through
a hole [below].
If rivets being used in ancient construction doesn't impress
you, this surely will.
An analysis of the metal used to make the rivets revealed
that they were a combination of iron (8.38%), aluminum (8.35%) and titanium
(1.59%). Remember these trace metals have survived petrification and so do not
indicate the exact content in the original material. (see Report from Galbraith
Labs)
We know the aluminum was incorporated in the metallic
mixture because it does not exist in metallic form in nature. This implies an
extremely advanced knowledge of metallurgy and engineering. Characteristics of
an iron-aluminum alloy have been investigated in The Russian Chemical Bulletin
(2005) and reveal that this alloy forms a thin film of aluminum oxide which
protects the material from rust and corrosion. The addition of titanium would
provide added strength. This seems to have worked. The rivets have survived
from antiquity!
The Surrounding Areas
Several miles from the location of the Ark, huge stones were
discovered, some standing upright while others lying on the ground. These
stones, weighing many tons, have holes carved in them. Scientists have
determined that they were anchors and the holes would have been their
attachment to a ship with hemp rope.
Often these stones will have crosses carved in them, from
centuries ago when pilgrims made the journey to visit the Ark. Yes, the Ark was
well known in the Middle Ages and even before. And its location was recorded in
many historical documents.
"And the Ark rested in the seventh month, on the
seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters
decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first
day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen." - Genesis
8:4-5
The Gilgamesh Epic (650 BC) gives Mt. Nisir as the landing
place of the Ark. The local name for the town where the Ark was found is
Nasar.
The annals of Ashurnasurpal II of Assyria (833-859 BC)
places it south of the Zab river (correct).
Theophilus of Antioch (115-185 AD) said the Ark could be
seen in his day in the Arabian mountains. Later Church Fathers also mention the
Ark as late as the mid 7th century.
In the 13th century, Willam, a traveler, stated for the
first time that Mt. Masis was the Ark location (present-day Mt. Ararat).
Ptolemy's Geographia (1548) mentions the mountains of
Armenia as the place of landing. So does the traveler Nicolas de Nicolay
(1558).
Pilgrims to the site would gather bits and pieces of the
petrified wood which would be used as charms to ward off evil. When they
encountered the anchors, they had no doubt about their association with the Ark.
They often carved one big cross to represent Noah and smaller crosses
representing his family.
The huge anchors would have been suspended from the keel of
the ship. This was a common practice among ancient mariners to stabilize a
heavy ship and ensure that the bow is always facing the on-coming waves. A
"top heavy" ship, such as the Ark, could easily be capsized by a wave
approaching from the side. This is yet further proof that Noah's Ark was a
reality and that it has indeed been found in Turkey.
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