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Ron Wyatt begins promoting the Durupınar formation as the Ark

· by Ron Wyatt

Amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt visited the Durupınar site in 1977 and spent the following years promoting it as the remains of Noah's Ark.

The Durupınar formation seen from the visitor-centre bluff in 2019 (site photo, not of this event)
Site photo, not of this event. Wikkiwooki / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What is claimed

The Durupınar formation is the petrified remains of Noah's Ark.

What is established

Geologists, including creationist Andrew Snelling, describe the formation as natural; per Wikipedia, Irwin and Morris were not convinced.

Details

Wyatt revisited in 1979 and 1984; James Irwin and John D. Morris were not convinced by the site, per Wikipedia.

Claimant
Ron Wyatt
Site
Durupınar formation

Sources (2)

  1. Durupınar site
    Wikipedia · published
  2. Ron Wyatt
    Wikipedia · published

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