| The
Mini-Excavation |
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| October
23, 1990 |
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| Ron
Wyatt and Richard
Rives performed what has
become known as the
"mini-excavation"
on "Noah's
Ark". Shovels
were sharpened and the
blades bent to form a
crude "giant
razor". They simply
cleaned one badly
eroding section in an
area believed by the
Turkish Government to be
"rib timbers". |
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Ron and Richard -
"The
Mini-Excavation"
Late afternoon - on the
shaded side of
"Noah's Ark" |
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| Being
very careful not to
remove more than just a
minute amount of dirt,
they soon could see the
color difference in the
lighter rib timbers as
contrasted against the
darker soil. The whole
process was videotaped.
The rib timbers were
found to be fragmented
and to be held in place
by the surrounding
material. |
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Results
of the
"Mini-Excavation"
(As viewed in the
morning sun light) |
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Note:
The INTERNAL structure
members are in a much
better state simply
because they have not
been exposed to the
elements. On the east
side of the ark is a
section in which the
"rib timbers"
are exposed but have NOT
completely fallen away.
These "rib
timbers" are
fractured, having
suffered from
"frost
wedging".
Even though the ribs are
in a fragmented state,
they are still held in
place by the soil.
The " ribs"
were able to be seen due
to the color difference
between the soil and
themselves. |
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