Metal detector scannings reveal internal pattern
Metal rivets, containing a sophisticated alloy, have reportedly been discoverd at the site. Metal was only found in the ground at the boat shape and nowhere else in the vicinity. 4-foot metal rods have also been claimed to have been discovered and taken to a museum, but no trace of them can now be found. Dr. Baumgardner believes the rods never existed and Ron invented the story.

Petrified / laminated wood
Ron discovered a piece of laminated wood at the site on June 20, 1987 in the presence of the governor and military officials. The rock or wood was tested by Galbraith laboratory in Knoxville, Tennessee. Testing showed that there were three layers glued together, thus making the wood laminated. The top two layers were a type of cypress wood. God told Noah to build the Ark of "gopher wood". There is no trace of gopher wood today, however, the Armenian word (which is the root of the hebrew) for gopher means laminated. Others have claimed to have taken samples of petrified wood from the site as well.

Ark's anchor stones discovered
Large stones thought to have been attached to the side of the Ark to stabilize it in rough waters have been discovered in the region (primarily in the local village of Arzap). Anchor stones are primarily discovered along the shores of the mediterranean sea. The proposed anchor stones in Arzap (about 10 kilometers from durupinar), which some argue are rather Armenian grave markers, are much larger than those discovered in the mediterannean, making them proportinate to the size of the Ark.

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