Mt. Cudi Noah’s Ark Symposium Announced – 27-29 September 2013

Dr. Charles Willis, 86, passed away on July 9th. His wife Shirley called to let me know. He was happy to wear his military uniform the week prior to Trinity Church to celebrate Independence Day. Dr. Willis’ body was cremated and his body will be interred in a private family service. Dr. Willis had a good time in Turkey last September, never got time to write the paper that he planned about his 2011 research, but was able to document a little of it on his website.

Charles DuBois Willis, 86, of Fresno died July 9. He was a retired neuro psychiatrist for a private practice. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Gustine. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 1 at Trinity Community Church in Clovis. Remembrance: Fresno Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 1422, Fresno, CA 93716-1422. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

It’s Official: Russell Crowe to Star in Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’

Dudley Thomas, an American Nuclear Submarine Sonar specialist in 1980, claims to be sharing first-time public knowledge of a 1980 Soviet Union invasion including 10,000 Russian Soldiers across the Turkish border, a NATO nation, onto Mount Ararat in order to dismantle Noah’s Ark. It is amazing that researchers have never heard about the Soviet Union invasion of Turkey and Mount Ararat just around the time of the September 12, 1980 Turkish coup d’état. It’s also interesting that neither Pat Frost nor the TUSLOG team of Lt. Stephen Jolly, Dennis Devenport, Kevin Pugliese, and Larry Truglio nor the Kurdish shepherds ever mentioned anything about this given that they were on Mount Ararat in the summer of 1980…

You can now view each chapter as it becomes available in the 3rd Edition, Online Version, of The Explorers Of Ararat: And the Search for Noah’s Ark.

One of my favorite comics about Noah and the Flood

Statement from the Ark Search LLC Senior Archaeologist:

I am the senior archaeologist on the Ark Search LLC Expedition team. You may have heard of a recent story about a discovery of Noah’s Ark made in a press conference or on a website by Mr. Daniel McGivern. His announcement was based on information that is not entirely accurate, and the conference was not authorized by Ark Search LLC. He is not a member of the team. Daniel McGivern illegally appropriated data from the Ark Search LLC 2010 Expedition and published it as his own. His use of preliminary data from an initial one partial day survey that shows only a small part of one anomaly is inaccurate and certainly not “overwhelming evidence” of his claim. McGivern has also refused to take down any of his erroneous and damaging material after repeated requests by the legitimate expedition team leader. Subsequent work by the legitimate expedition team have given different results than those McGivern has announced and all of McGivern’s claims should be rejected as opportunism.

Sincerely,

Randall Price, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Professor
Executive Director
Center for Judaic Studies

Fundamentals of Radioactive Dating

Noah’s Flood and global warming

Noah’s Flood in the landscape near Perth, Western Australia

Images of Perth landscape reveal Noah’s flood

Whale fossil graveyard in Chile formed late in Noah’s Flood

How Long Did It Take for Noah to Build the Ark? by Bodie Hodge

Dr. Amy Beam and Memhet Bozbay are raising money for a second house to be built in Van for homeless earthquake victims from the recent devastating earthquake. Seven families are now living in the first house in Ercis. We encourage donations if you have not already!

Ercis, Turkey, 6,000 buildings knocked down

Dr. Amy L. Beam has created one web page with links to videos and documents that expose NAMI/ME, Armet Ertugrul (Paraşut), and Joel David Klenck in the alleged Noah’s Ark fraud.

Parasut’s email communications with NAMI 2011: The Sheep is Break Down

NAMI’s expert, Joel David Klenck, exposed

Interview with Joel David Klenck by Amy Beam, Sept 17, 2011

Rex Geissler, Dr. John Bryant, Kevin DeVries, Holt Condren, Jose Renteria, Pedro Vanegas, and Jon Price Climbing Mount Ararat in August 2011 with the assistance of Murat Camping.

Dr. Amy L. Bean released a new video, “The Sheep Is Break Down – Noah’s Ark Wood in an Ice Cave: Fact or Fiction?”

‘Baywatch’ star and Playboy centerfold Donna D’Errico abandons trip to find Noah’s Ark.

Dr. Charles Willis’ Mount Ararat 1986 and 1988 Muhtepe and Eastern Plateau Research and 1998 Mount Cudi Photo Album posted.

Dave Banks shares a short story about his climb up Mt. Ararat.

NAMI provides a rebuttal interview with the two alleged brothers and guides with the same first names who completely discount the written statement in the link below. One hopes that we can look forward to hearing more about actual on-site archaeological reports rather than this back and forth between competing claims.

Kurdish workers who created a Noah’s Ark movie set on Mount Ararat signed a statement to that affect saying that they worked for Parasut, NAMI’s guide, to do so. If this is true, this indicates that the Noah’s Ark Ministry International (NAMI) claims of finding Noah’s Ark appears to be a complete hoax.

Satellite Imaging Corporation created a 3D Terrain Model and Flythrough movie of the Mt. Ararat anomaly in Turkey from Stereo IKONOS Satellite Image data.

You can now view each chapter as it becomes available in the 3rd Edition, Online Version, of The Explorers Of Ararat: And the Search for Noah’s Ark.

Kurdish workers who created a Noah’s Ark movie set on Mount Ararat signed a statement to that affect saying that they worked for Parasut, NAMI’s guide, to do so. This indicates that the Noah’s Ark Ministry International (NAMI) claims of finding Noah’s Ark appears to be a complete hoax.

Robin Simmons & George Adams re-release videos “Riddle of Ararat” and “Visions of Ararat” featuring Mount Ararat helicopter views, alleged eyewitness Ed Davis interview, and researcher Don Shockey photos.

Jeremy Wiles plans an Ark Hunter movie : How far will you go to find the truth?

NAMI responds without any evidence for their Noah’s Ark claims and with allegations of fraud without any evidence.

Dr. Don Patton shows the wood he found along with the alleged NAMI site while Creation Ministries International provides support.

Donald Mackenzie is missing on Mount Ararat. He was last in contact, camping at 12,000 ft on the east side of the mountain, on the 28th of September 2010. Both of his mobile phones went dead on that day. Here is a more detailed article on Donald’s plan and focus in his climb. This is a Sky News article on the British man going missing around Mount Ararat, Turkey. Please use the contact form on www.NoahsArkSearch.com if you have any information about him.

Answers in Genesis announced the Ark Encounter with a life-size Noah’s Ark planned for northern Kentucky near the Creation Museum.

Dr. John Morris of the Institute of Creation Research (www.icr.org) re-published his article “What if We Find the Ark?” from Ararat Report No. 10 (September 1987): 5-6 on Dr. Randall Price’s website.

Due to NAMI threats of legal action, the intrigue continued as CBN and the 700 Club admitted removing the embedded video below on the 700 Club website and removed the transcribed version of it as well for their segment “Researcher Claims Noah’s Ark Find a Big Hoax, and more”… The Chinese research group, NAMI, which the primary researcher in the segment, Dr. Randall Price, claimed had propogated a hoax, exerted pressure on CBN and the 700 Club to remove the segment. Why would CBN’s 700 Club bow to such pressure? And why would they not make a statement about this removal of the content from their website as if it never occurred? As evidence that the segment did exist on the 700 Club, you can still view the teaser that lists the following: “News on The 700 Club: November 30, 2010 As seen on The 700 Club’s nationally televised program for Nov. 30, the top headlines from CBN News include — Obama, GOP to Discuss Bush Tax Cuts, Exclusive: Researcher Claims Noah’s Ark Find a Big Hoax, and more.”

Dr. Randall Price of Liberty University provided a Noah’s Ark search update on the alleged NAMI hoax on CBN’s 700 Club Tuesday, November 30th, in the morning and evening. The transcribed text of the CBN 700 Club/Dr. Randall Price interview is located here.

UPDATE: CBN’s 700 Club has removed the video and the text of the segment from the website per above. No reason was given. Later, pressure from NAMI in regard to legal threats was stated as the reason.

NAMI, the Chinese group who claimed to find Noah’s Ark, responds to Dr. Randall Price and Dr. Don Patton’s claims of a hoax below.

Dr. Randall Price and Dr. Don Patton of the World of the Bible organization unloaded on NAMI, the Chinese group who claimed to find Noah’s Ark, in a Special Fall Report where they claim to have found the site “accessible from off the 4200 meter high camp on the Federation Trail” and have disclosed the GPS coordinates listed below.”

Dr. Price also announced that his teams using GPR have “successfully located a large man-made structure (we believe to be wood),” which has to be close to the summit of Mount Ararat.

Randall Price Alleged NAMI Site #1
13,114 feet
N 39° 41.254
E 44° 17.243

Randall Price Alleged NAMI Site #2
13,200 feet
N 39° 41.260
E 44° 17.262

Seeing Noah’s Flood in Geological Maps and Sydney Basin Section Reveals Flood Sequence by Tas Walker

Bradley Paris thinks he found Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat but we don’t see it, do you?

Noah’s Ark April “All Fools Day” Hoax photo album from 1933 Germany was conducted by Ernst Baumann in the April 8th, 1933 edition of a German newspaper, “Kolnische Illustrierte Zeitung.” The research into this hoax was conducted by Phyllis Watson and her mother Violet Cummings, wife of Eryl Cummings, and then published by Rex. One wonders how much this hoax event, which was replayed far and wide in other publications, may have encouraged the belief that Noah’s Ark had survived, especially into the World War II years when many of the primary sightings took place in the “Stars & Stripes” periodical…

A Hong Kong group from Noah’s Ark Ministries International (NAMI) claimed to find Noah’s Ark at around 3800 meters (12,467 feet) to 4200 meters (13,780 feet) elevation on Mount Ararat. The original source for the claims is located here. The jury may be out until recognized archaeologists study whether the claims are actually an ancient construction or might have been “planted” in the ice and volcanic rocks as alleged by Dr. Randall Price. As a follow-up to the email by Dr. Price, he has issued another statement. Then NAMI briefly responded to the Price email on their website. NAMI then responded in detail with video statements and translations to the allegations including responses to various questions asked about the NAMI research. NAMI previously announced finding petrified remains of Noah’s Ark in a different Mt. Ararat cave location but that was shown to probably be simply volcanic tuff.

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched a probe into how wood and other artifacts were removed from the nation of Turkey to Hong Kong and who authorized the Agri officials to speak at the Press Conferences.  Allegedly, this probe may have been concluded without incident…

Other creationist organizations and individuals expressed concerns, questions, and overall skepticism. A few of those questions that should be answered about the supposed 4,800 year old specimens include:

- How many laboratories tested the specimens?

- Were the laboratories “blind” in regard to the expected or desired date or not blind?

- What are the names of the laboratories for the tests and where are their reports documented?

- Who exactly collected the specimens and what was the process for collection, protection, and examination?

- Where were the specimens located from? For example, were they from the outside edge of the outside portions or the inside portions of the inside rooms of the structure?

- How many specimens were tested from each of those locations?

- Were there any differences in dates of the specimens’ testing results and if so, what were the differences and source locations for the specimens?

- Answers in Genesis’ Ken Ham expresses concerns…

- More questions arise about the carbon-14 test results…

- Gordon Franz and Bill Crouse share their concerns.

In November 2010, Dr. Randall Price and Dr. Don Patton of the World of the Bible organization unloaded on NAMI, the Chinese group who claimed to find Noah’s Ark, in a Special Fall Report where they claim to have found the site “accessible from off the 4200 meter high camp on the Federation Trail” and have disclosed the GPS coordinates listed below.

NAMI Site #1
13,114 feet
N 39° 41.254
E 44° 17.243

NAMI Site #2
13,200 feet
N 39° 41.260
E 44° 17.262

Meanwhile, other researchers were on Mount Ararat during 2010 conducting research as well…

Greenpeace video showing the building of a small Noah’s Ark near Korhan on Mount Ararat

Rex Geissler traveled to Jordan to help excavate Tall el-Hammam, which Dr. Steve Collins and others believe was the original Sodom of Genesis 10-19.

Sodom Tall el-Hammam Archaeological Excavation in Jordan River Valley at the Dead Sea

Dr. David Graves and Dr. Scott Stripling also believes that in Roman times Tall el-Hammam was the Roman city of Livias. Khirbet el-Habbasa just to the southeast of Tall el-Hammam (Sodom/Livias) includes a spring at the base of it and Roman fortifications including Roman houses, aqueduct, and 7 cisterns.

You can now view each chapter as it becomes available in the 3rd Edition, Online Version, of The Explorers Of Ararat: And the Search for Noah’s Ark.

Armenian Reverend Ktrij Devejian displays an alleged piece of Noah’s Ark kept in the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin

An Urartu/Ararat Geographic Boundaries paper was published by Rex Geissler, Gordon Franz, and Bill Crouse.

The Boundaries of Urartu/Ararat White Paper (click to read)

2009 Mount Ararat Expedition Videos & Photos & Blog by Holt Condren

Rex Geissler, Dr. David Graves and Ercument Kurtoglu published their Mount Ararat & Turkey archaeological photo albums including the following:

– Erzurum to Dogubeyazit Silk Road Photo Album

– Hittite Empire Capital cities of Alacahöyük, Hattusas/Bogazkale, Yazilikaya Rock Sanctuary Photo Album

– Cappadocia Churches & Underground City Photo Album

Researcher and Northrup Grumman Engineer Tom Pickett died while diving near Key Largo on March 5, 2010. Tom was a wonderful man, a friend to many, and our sympathies go out to his family. Tom helped ArcImaging immensely and published much of his research online at The Genesis Files.

Hong Kong Noah’s Ark photos by David Balsiger

Bob Cornuke released a new DVD on his search for Noah’s Ark.
See the review and critique of Cornuke’s video by Gordon Franz, Bill Crouse, and Rex Geissler in two different formats:

Bob Cornuke DVD Critique in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format

Bob Cornuke DVD Critique in HTML Web Format

The Near East Archaeological Society (NEAS), part of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) had a presentation on the search for Noah’s Ark November 20, 2008 by Rex Geissler that is available here. Use Internet Explorer to view properly. Bill Crouse, Gordon Franz, and Rick Lanser also presented on the subject but their presentations are not available at this website currently.The Mount Ararat Archaeological Survey co-authored by Ataturk University Archaeology Professors in Erzurum, Turkey and Rex Geissler of ArcImaging has been published in the Summer 2008 Edition of Bible and Spade by Associates for Biblical Research (ABR).

New Mt. Cudi information -
“An Alternative Interpretation of Bender’s Wood” by Kurt P. Wise, PhD

Dr. Randall Price & Richard Bright plan Noah’s Ark search expedition on Mount Ararat for summer/fall 2009.
- Another FoxNews.com article based upon the same story.

The challenge of building Noah’s Ark today

Noah’s Ark Mural Mosaic

The Near East Archaeological Society (NEAS) held a debate on the landing site of Noah’s Ark November 15, 2007. Dr. John Morris of ICR moderated the debate, where ArcImaging President Rex Geissler took the position of defending Mount Ararat as the landing site while Rapid Response Report President Bill Crouse took the position of defending Mount Cudi as the landing site.

- Photos during the debate and conference are located here, which included attendees such as Dr. John Morris, Elfred Lee, John McIntosh, Bill Crouse, Dr. William Shea, Gordon Franz, Dr. Charles D. Willis, Gary & Gayle Byers, David Graves, Mike Luddeni, Rick Lanser, and Dr. Bryant Wood.

- Rex Geissler’s presentation during the debate is located here.

- Part of Bill Crouse’s document that he read during the debate is located here with other parts of it located in the Bible & Spade Vol. 19 No. 4

Angel Rock 2006 Expedition part 1 of 2 by Gerrit Aalten

Angel Rock 2006 Expedition part 2 of 2 by Gerrit Aalten

Mt.Ararat and Noah’s Ark Symposium 4 Report 2006 by Gerrit Aalten

Hole Stones of Arzap by Gerrit Aalten

Explorer Rick Hatch passed away on 10/31/2007. Rick’s friend, John McIntosh, attended the memorial and stated the following about Rick, “I met Rick through Doris Bowers in the early 80′s. He was interested in the Ark research and was a member of my 1984 Mt Ararat expedition along with Doris. He has been a buddy ever since. I feel like I have lost another long time member of my ‘family’–which is getting mighty small now days!” Rick was a staff research associate at UCR for 28 years and a veteran of the United States Air Force.

Satellite Imaging Corp video focusing on the Ararat Anomaly

Replica of Noah’s Ark in Netherlands – story and video

Evan Almighty movie about building an ark.