Interview
Fasold says farmer Reshit, not Wyatt, first found the formation
In a Deseret News interview, David Fasold said a Turkish farmer named Reshit found the formation in 1948 and that he had backed away from Ron Wyatt years earlier.
Ron Wyatt
Claimant · Person
American amateur archaeologist who promoted the Durupınar formation as Noah's Ark from 1977.
1 claimed · 3 disputed · 1 debunked
1992 2 entries
↳ responds to Wyatt, Fasold and Baumgardner survey Durupınar with radar
RebuttalCreationist geologist Snelling rejects the Durupınar "Ark"
Andrew Snelling's Creation magazine report argued the Durupınar formation is natural and criticised the methods and claims promoted by Ron Wyatt and others.
1985 2 entries
- Expedition
Wyatt, Fasold and Baumgardner survey Durupınar with radar
Ron Wyatt, David Fasold and geophysicist John Baumgardner surveyed the formation with ground-penetrating radar and a "frequency generator", reporting a regular internal structure.
- Expedition
Irwin climbs Ararat under military escort amid Kurdish rebel attacks
James Irwin began a scaled-down Ararat climb with five companions escorted by 30 Turkish troops; Ron Wyatt's group was refused permission to continue at the Durupınar site.
1977 1 entry
- Claim
Ron Wyatt begins promoting the Durupınar formation as the Ark
Amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt visited the Durupınar site in 1977 and spent the following years promoting it as the remains of Noah's Ark.