THE EARLY RESEARCH

THE RADAR SCANS

Having read the Life Magazine article in 1960, Ronald E. Wyatt, an anesthetist from Tennessee, believed that the site required further investigation. By using ground penetrating radar and metal detectors, Ron Wyatt made several trips to the boat shaped object during the 1980's, and scanned the structure.

Although the penetration depth of radar is limited, the data from these scans revealed what appeared to be vertical wall structures within the hull shape. Ron Wyatt believed that the symmetry and layout of the internal walls was evidence of a man-made object. (Fig. 2 and 3).

Fig. 2. The pattern of vertical internal walls seen on the radar scans. (Ron Wyatt Estate).

Fig. 3. The radar printout from one of the scans of the Ark. (Ron Wyatt Estate).

PETRIFIED WOOD

On one occasion the radar equipment identified a square shaped object within the ships remains. The specimen was dug up by the Turkish military at that time, and later analyzed by Galbraith Laboratories in the United States. The laboratory testing confirmed that the specimen contained organic carbon, indicating that the object was not made of rock, but was once composed of living material consistent with petrified wood. (Fig. 4).

 Fig. 4. The specimen of material containing organic carbon which was retrieved from the Ark. (Ron Wyatt Estate).

METALLIC FITTINGS

Ron Wyatt also found a metallic object close to the side of the Ark. The metal part of the object had the shape of the head of a large rivet, which was surrounded by what appeared to be an equally large metal washer. (Fig. 5).

Part of the metal was tested by Teledyne Allvac Laboratories in the United States and found to be composed of a complex alloy of metals, including Aluminium and Titanium. Neither Aluminium nor Titanium are found in their pure states in nature, and both these metals can only be produced by complicated refining processes.

Fig. 5. The Metal Rivet.

REGULARLY SPACED METAL READINGS

Several metal detector surveys were carried out at different times on the Ark. By placing rocks at each location where metal was detected, and then joining these points up using yellow tape, Ron Wyatt found that the metal was distributed in a uniform grid like pattern over the top surface of the ship. No metal was found in the ground outside of the vessel. (Fig. 6).

Fig. 6. The yellow tape and rocks mark the positions where each trace of metal was detected. (Ron Wyatt Estate).

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