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    <loc>http://www.araratpreservation.com/new-gallery-1</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pitch coating unevenly applied on horizontal planks of Locus 5, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pitch coating unevenly applied on horizontal planks of Locus 5, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pitch coating on planks from Locus 2, Area B, Ararat.  Credit: PRC, Inc.  Related Press Releases:  Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Widespread Use of Pitch  Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered  Archaeologist Responds: Do Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Represent Noah's Ark?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pitch coating of ca. 3 mm on ceiling of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.   Credit: PRC, Inc.   Related Press Releases:  Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Widespread Use of Pitch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pitch coating unevenly applied on horizontal planks of Locus 5, Area A, Ararat.   Credit: PRC, Inc.   Related Press Releases:  Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Widespread Use of Pitch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Thin coating of pitch on stair-like feature of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.   Credit: PRC, Inc.   Related Press Releases:  Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Widespread Use of Pitch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View A). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Possible Evidence for Metallurgy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View B). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Possible Evidence for Metallurgy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View C). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Possible Evidence for Metallurgy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View D). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Possible Evidence for Metallurgy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View A) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Lithic Figures Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pottery Neolithic bowl (Artifact 3) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark Archaeologist Responds: Do Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Represent Noah's Ark?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View A). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools Archaeologist Responds: Do Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Represent Noah's Ark?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Interior exhibiting chickpea seeds and other botanical remains in Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Comparison of seed cross-sections with Ararat specimen (L to R)&amp;mdash;tapioca; chickpea; Locus 3 chickpea; soy; and lentil. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea Archaeologist Responds: Do Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Represent Noah's Ark?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Remains of ginger in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Botanical Remains During Transition from Stone Age to Advent of Farming  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Remains of wild cherry in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Botanical Remains During Transition from Stone Age to Advent of Farming Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Seeds and leaves of wild chickpea and bitter vetch from Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Botanical Remains During Transition from Stone Age to Advent of Farming Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Strands of flax in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Botanical Remains During Transition from Stone Age to Advent of Farming</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Artifact of unknown composition (Artifact 10), perhaps from a naturally occuring petroleum-based substance, from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Basalt figure (Artifact 16) at base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bronze Age bowl (Artifact 18) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Background exhibits Artifact 10. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Late Pottery Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic bowl (Artifact 17) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Limestone artifact (Artifact 12) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View B) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Lithic Figures</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View C) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Lithic Figures  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View D) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Lithic Figures</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View E) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Lithic Figures</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Dowel joint showing one plank covered in pitch, a bitumen or resin material, in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Advanced Carpentry Methods in Ancient Architecture</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Dowel joint between wood planks in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Advanced Carpentry Methods in Ancient Architecture  </image:caption>
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    <loc>http://www.araratpreservation.com/new-gallery-3</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2016-11-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 11) in cave site, Ararat C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 11) in cave site, Ararat C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 12) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View B). Credit: PRC, Inc. Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View C). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View D). Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Adze marks on log in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Animal coprolites in Locus 6, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Few Bone Remains and Much Animal Dung Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered Archaeologist Responds: Do Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Represent Noah's Ark?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Maxillary teeth of horse (Artifact 2, inferior view) from surface between Areas A &amp;amp; B, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Few Bone Remains and Much Animal Dung Archaeologist Responds to Attacks on Turkish Professors, Government Ministers, and Prehistoric Sites on Mount Ararat Associated with Noah's Ark Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 2) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 3) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Partial view of interior of bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 1) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Partial view of laterial exterior of bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 9) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 19) in monumental wood structure, Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Similar to Artifacts 3 and 9 in Area C. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Cranium of horse (Artifact 2, lateral view) from surface between Areas A &amp;amp; B, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases:  "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Few Bone Remains and Much Animal Dung  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Horn core of wild goat (Artifact 1, medial view) from surface between Areas A &amp;amp; B, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Few Bone Remains and Much Animal Dung</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Chickpea seed from Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Chickpea seeds from Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Floor showing seeds and leaves of chickpea, bitter vetch, and other botanical remains in Locus 3, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Comparison of seed exteriors with Ararat specimen (L to R)&amp;mdash;tapioca; chickpea; Locus 3 chickpea; soy; and lentil. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Late Bronze to Early Iron Age bowl (Artifact 5) from niche carved in rocks and ice above Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Ceramic Vessels at Entrance of Structure Showing Veneration for Thousands of Years</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Pottery Neolithic bowl (Artifact 4) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Ceramic Vessels at Entrance of Structure Showing Veneration for Thousands of Years  </image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Late Pottery Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic bowl (Artifact 17) at base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Ceramic Vessels at Entrance of Structure Showing Veneration for Thousands of Years</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bone tool (Artifact 8) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Bone tool (Artifact 10) in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 24) in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Basalt bowl (Artifact 20) in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Percussor or hammer stones (Artifacts 7 and 8) from surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Flax fibers from cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Flax fibers from cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Flax rope from cave site, Area C, Ararat. The artifact resembles the flax rope in Locus 2 of Area A. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Flax rope with 303 mm diameter (Artifact 23) in Locus 2, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Flax cords (Artifacts 5 and 6) with 82 mm diameter in cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Wool fabric (Artifact 7) exhibiting flat weave design from cave site, Area C, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Limestone artifact from Locus 4 (Artifact 12), Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Debitage or flake on surface (Artifact 21), Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>New Gallery 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Microlith core with 217 x 131 mm height and breadth (Artifact 22) on surface, Area A, Ararat. Credit: PRC, Inc. Related Press Releases: "Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools Archaeologist Answers Why Prehistoric Sites Associated with Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat Were Recently Discovered</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Introduction</image:title>
      <image:caption>Caption: Area B, Locus 2, Ararat archaeological site.  Potential reliquary covering an entrance to a more ancient wood corridor covered by bitumen or resin and showing the affects of oxidation that has turned the Cyprus wood (Cupressus sp.) black. The wood corridor is more than five meters in length. Credit: PRC, Inc.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-14</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-22</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-19</lastmod>
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