06.28.06

Ark Found in Iran?

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:58 pm by Administrator

See News Video Here

August 28, 2006 UPDATE

Today I received and ICR article which addressed the above discovery.  It was written by John D. Morris entitled Has Noah’s Ark Been Found in Iran?  Morris feels that this is “not” Noah’s arch and explains why.  There are several reasons for his belief, which I think sound valid, however, I would particularly like to quote the last half of his article.  For the sake of truth, I don’t think Morris would mind my reprinting the last half of his article here:

“I had met Cornuke on Turkey’s Mt. Ararat when we both were there in the late 1980’s.  We forged a friendship then, and have maintained contact ever since, sometimes speaking at the same events.  Upon returning from his first trip to Iran, Cornuke sent me and the other geologists at ICR several clear photographs of his discovery and asked for our evaluation.  Unfortunately, he had no samples to show us, and thus it was not possible to be certain of its identity.

“In our unaimous opinion, the formation was of geologic interest only.  It is unusual, and worthy of further study, but it seemed to be of sedimentary rock, although some features appeared metamorphic.  The layered look is evidently due to sedimentary deposition by water processes, or possibly diretional stress due to metamorphism.  Most likely the rock material is thinly bedded silicified sandstone which has been mistaken for wood grain.  Regional fracturing has produced the superficial look of thick beams.  Without careful geologic field work, it would be impossible to determine its geologic history, but we saw little to indicate an archaeological origin.  We cautioned Cornuke against any dogmatic claim that it was the Ark.  Such an important find necessitates firm proof, and this is questionable at best.

“Cornuke again journeyed to the site earlier this year with several well known Christian scholars, again returning with high quality photos.  The explorers have appeared on radio and television shows, leaving the definite impression the Ark has finally been located.  I have noticed that Cornuke is careful to insist he does not claim the Ark has been found, but the viewer or listener often comes away with that impression anyway.  Unfortunately, some of his other colleagues do not exhibit the same restraint, and boldly claim they have made a great discovery.”

Morris goes on to explain the claim of the find being petried wood does’t prove that it is the Ark.  Petried wood is found in thousands of places around the world.  According to Morris, “determining if the material is wood or not can be best accomplished by examining a thing section under the microscrope.  If specimens were taken, they need to be studied for remaining wood cells.”

He raises other questions that should be answered such as, “Is the formation hollow as a ship would be?,”  “Is there evidence that it was a structure even if it has been subsequently filled in?,” “Is there evidence of human carpentry?,” “What are its overall dimensions?,” “What type of rock surrounded it and what is the precise chemical and microscopic nature of the material now?”

Based on his partial information, Morris suspects that this formation is “not” the Ark of Noah.  He’s been involved with the search for 30 years, so I think he is well read on the subject.

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