WHY?
If you started scratching your noggin, its' about Noah's ark you miscreants.
2007-01-07 21:43:02 · 8 answers · asked by volksbank 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Because the site was put off limits by the Turkish authorities back in the 1970's. This site lies too close to a disputed border and the Turkish authorities have never opened it back up again except to very limited groups.
What is necessary for this is a large semi-permanent establishment.... and Turkey will never allow this in that area for some reason.
2007-01-07 21:49:42 · answer #1 · answered by wolf560 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are several reasons. One is that the modern day Ararat is not the same as the one in the bible. Another, and the main reason is that the govenrment of the country where they think the actualy place is will not allow anyone the opportunity to dig. It is on the border with athonther country and they don't want anyone there. And their neighbrs don't want it being done becasue it is too easily used as a way to to have a base that spying cdould be done from, or so they have said. It has been tried and those responsible for unsanctioned digs have been arrested as the border is patrolled by military forces. IF someday an agreement can be reached with the various govenrments involved, there will be a formal archeological dig, the plans are already made by those that have had the opportunity to do sancitned digs in the past, it is just a matter of convincing the various governments to allow it.
As a historian myself I would be interested in the results.
2007-01-08 06:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ark was, supposedly, made of wood. Gopher wood, whatever that may be.
Why would anyone think that a wooden artefact, or any part thereof, would have remained in the same place and still be identifiable after however many thousand years your interpretation of the bible says these events took place?
It would be just as sensible to go to Oxford and start digging for the looking glass that Alice went through
2007-01-08 05:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think anyone today knows where the mount Ararat of the Bible is. If we did, I'm sure it would be excavated.
2007-01-08 08:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the record, before the site was closed, there were a number of expeditions to find it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searches_for_Noah%27s_Ark
And yes...unless quick preservation took place, chances are good there's not much of it left, if any.
2007-01-08 06:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Turkish government won't allow it.
2007-01-08 05:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DANG!!! I'm glad you aren't in politics!!!
That's how wars get started. We need oil...the Arabs have it.....!
You really shouldn't call EVERYONE a miscreant.
Arschloch!
2007-01-08 06:28:44 · answer #7 · answered by Knuckledragger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
????????????????
Why does this make you so angry?
2007-01-08 05:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by Bladerunner (Dave) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋