Ark 'finds'

See also

Noah's Ark

Ron Wyatt's claims

Resources

General

Resources dealing with multiple claims.

Claim CH500: Noah's ark has been found

Brief response in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.

Noah's Ark sightings

A brief summary of sightings and problems with them on RationalWiki. (At the time of adding this resource, its tone is mostly neutral, with some snarkiness.)

Arkeology: A New Science in Support of Creation?

Article by Robert A Moore in Creation/Evolution Journal on the website of the National Center for Science Education. The bibliography is missing from this version but can be found in the PDF format of the issue in which this article appears.

Noah’s Ark

Article on the Bad Archaeology website.

Mount Ararat

Claim CH501: We can expect to find Noah's ark on Mount Ararat

Claim CH502.1: Noah's ark may have been photographed on Ararat in 1949

Claim CH502.2: ERTS satellite photographed Noah's ark in 1973

Claim CH504.1: James Bryce found a 4-foot timber high on Ararat

Claim CH504.2: Navarra retrieved hand-hewn wood from high on Ararat

Claim CH504.3: Hardwicke Knight found soft wood timbers on Ararat

Claim CH505.1: Yearam guided three vile scientists to Noah's ark in 1916

Claim CH505.2: An 1883 Turkish expedition found Noah's ark

Claim CH505.3: Prince Nouri of Baghdad found the ark in 1887

Claim CH505.4: Hagopian visited the ark with his uncle around 1908

Claim CH505.5: Russian aviator Roskovitsky photographed the ark

Claim CH505.6: Resit, a Kurdish farmer, found the ark in 1948

Claim CH505.7: Local Kurds led Ed Davis to the ark in 1943

Claim CH505.8: Ed Behling was led to the ark in 1973

Brief responses in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.

Sun Goes Down in Flames: The Jammal Ark Hoax

Article by Jim Lippard in the TalkOrigins Archive.

The Incredible Mysteries of Sun Pictures

Article by David Bloomberg in the TalkOrigins Archive (originally published in Skeptic magazine), about the Jammal ark hoax.

Durupınar, near Doğubayazıt, Turkey

Claim CH503: Noah's ark has been found near Dogubayazit, Turkey

Claim CH503.1: Anchor stones of Noah's ark have been found

Claim CH503.2: The Turkish government officially recognized the site of Noah's ark

Brief responses in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.

Noah’s Ark near Dogubayazit, Turkey?

Article by geologist Lorence G. Collins in the journal Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. Describes various features of this 'ark find' and explains that they are geological features and how we know. The full issue in which this article appears is also available.

Bogus “Noah's Ark” from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure

Article by Lorence Gene Collins and David Franklin Fasold published in Journal of Geosciences Education and reproduced on the site linked to above by permission of the editor. This is pretty much a summary of the resources listed above this ('Noah's Ark near Dogubayazit, Turkey?'); I recommend reading that fuller article if you can.

Has Noah's Ark Been Found? Part I

Has Noah's Ark Been Found? Part II

Article by David Merling on the Tentmaker website.

Special report: Amazing ‘Ark’ exposé (Creation Ministries International)

Special Report: Amazing “Ark” Exposé (Answers in Genesis)

Creationist Andrew Snelling explains the case against this 'find'. These are both the same article, published by two major creationist organizations.