Critical Evaluation of Noah’s Ark Found? Conspiracy

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Throughout history, explorers and scientists alike have made claims towards anthropological finds that could potentially alter the way in which one views human history. As observers, it is our imperative to analyze such claims and determine if they are legitimate. A prime example would be the Piltdown hoax from great Britain which lead the public to believe that the Piltdown fossil was the “missing link” of human evolution, this elaborate plot was written in history books for decades until being debunked and shown merely as a hoax. Through situations such as this, one must now be more objective to new finds in the field of anthropology and validate there own understanding with research and further inquiry. Through this journal, the analysis of “Ancient Aliens: Noah’s Ark Found? Conspiracy” I will assess the validity of Ronald Eldon Wyatt’s claims on his exploration of the resting place of Noah’s Ark. The tale of Noah’s Ark speaks of an angry god trying to destroy the world with an enormous flood and he tells only Noah of this plan and allows him to prepare himself by building a massive ark. This Ark allows him to survive a global flood and also save a pair of animals (male and female) of each species to re-populate the world. The documentary from 1990 starts with explorer Ronald E Wyatt and his exploration of what he felt was the landing site of Noah’s Ark on the Tendurek mountains in Turkey. Within the film, Wyatt shows his discoveries of anchor stones with engraving on them that could possibly further connect this site to that of Noah’s ship. The Eight engraved crosses upon these stones in Wyatt’s opinion elude to Noah, his wife and their 6 children. Wyatt then further strengthens his claims with the use of scientific instruments such as Ground Penetrating Radar to map out a boat shaped outline complete with different levels that Wyatt distinguishes as the
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