NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Ron Wyatt traveled to Turkey in February 1987 after learning the verdict rendered by a panel of scientists and government officials on whether the boat-shaped formation near Dogubeyazit contained the remains of Noah’s Ark. The governor of Agri district, Sevket Ekinci, welcomed Wyatt into his office. Researchers from Ataturk University and officials from […]
UZENGILI VILLAGE, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: Hassan Baba tells us that Durupinar is not the name of the area where some believe the remains of Noah’s Ark rest. Rather, Durupinar is the name of the Turkish pilot who took photos of the area from the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Ron Wyatt and David Fasold were in a quandary. Unable to excavate, the only path forward lay in a radar scan, but that was costly beyond their means and no one was going to finance another major expedition after the rebel assault fiasco in August 1985. After committing that challenge to prayer, Wyatt […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: As it happens, a retired army colonel is typing information for the Turkish Mountaineering Federation while the central commander is scrutinizing our paperwork. He intercedes with the commander, who decides we can shoot in and around the area of the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–During his expedition with Jim Irwin, Ron Wyatt had been able to collect more samples than ever before. This time, the results of the analysis were nothing short of spectacular. Wyatt believed one specimen was the remains of a metal fitting of some type. It proved to contain iron, ferric oxide, alumina and […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: This morning we get up at 6 to reconnoiter the area and see what the climbers are doing. I shoot several still photos of the town and surrounding area, as well as several shots of the climbers. We have breakfast […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–While most experts remained unconvinced by Ron Wyatt’s findings, the evidence of unusual iron content in the soil persuaded the people at White’s Electronics in Sweet Home, Ore., to donate two top-of-the-line metal detectors to Wyatt’s next expedition. Then, in 1983, Wyatt read an article about Apollo 15 astronaut and former moonwalker James […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: After our battle with the rocky hillock, our drive is pretty peaceful. We arrive at the Durupinar site, named after a Turkish military captain who reported an unusual formation pointed out to him by a local shepherd. This is the […]
