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Aaron J. Smith's Ararat expedition finds no Ark

1949 · by Aaron J. Smith

Aaron J. Smith of People's Bible College led an expedition to Ararat after Egerton Sykes withdrew; the team could not locate Reshit or the reported ship.

Details

TIME reported in April 1949 that Pravda accused the planned expedition of being a cover for surveillance near the Soviet border.

Claimant: Aaron J. Smith
People involved: Egerton Sykes Edwin Greenwald
Site: Mount Ararat

Sources (3)

Russia: Suspicion on the Mount (opens in a new tab)
TIME · published 25 Apr 1949
Searches for Noah's Ark (opens in a new tab)
Wikipedia · published 15 Jun 2005
French Expedition to Mt. Ararat Fails to Find Traces of Noah's Ark (opens in a new tab)
Jewish Telegraphic Agency · published 18 Aug 1952

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