Joel Klenck
Caption: Pitch coating on planks from Locus 2, Area B, Ararat.
Credit: PRC, Inc.
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Caption: Pitch coating of ca. 3 mm on ceiling of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Pitch coating unevenly applied on horizontal planks of Locus 5, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Thin coating of pitch on stair-like feature of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View A).
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Possible Evidence for Metallurgy
Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View B).
Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View C).
Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View D).
Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View A) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
"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
Caption: Pottery Neolithic bowl (Artifact 3) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Site Exhibits Unique Placement of Artifacts
Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View A).
Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Wood Features Showing Impact Marks by Stone Tools
Caption: Interior exhibiting chickpea seeds and other botanical remains in Locus 3, Area A, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Evidence for the Domestication of the Chickpea
Caption: Comparison of seed cross-sections with Ararat specimen (L to R)—tapioca; chickpea; Locus 3 chickpea; soy; and lentil.
Caption: Remains of ginger in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Botanical Remains During Transition from Stone Age to Advent of Farming
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Caption: Remains of wild cherry in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
Caption: Seeds and leaves of wild chickpea and bitter vetch from Locus 3, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Strands of flax in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
Caption: Artifact of unknown composition (Artifact 10), perhaps from a naturally occuring petroleum-based substance, from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Basalt figure (Artifact 16) at base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Bronze Age bowl (Artifact 18) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Background exhibits Artifact 10.
Caption: Late Pottery Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic bowl (Artifact 17) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Limestone artifact (Artifact 12) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View B) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View C) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View D) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View E) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Dowel joint showing one plank covered in pitch, a bitumen or resin material, in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Advanced Carpentry Methods in Ancient Architecture
Caption: Dowel joint between wood planks in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat.
Caption: Flax fibers from cave site, Area C, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Ancient Textiles and Cords
Caption: Flax rope from cave site, Area C, Ararat. The artifact resembles the flax rope in Locus 2 of Area A.
Caption: Flax rope with 303 mm diameter (Artifact 23) in Locus 2, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Flax cords (Artifacts 5 and 6) with 82 mm diameter in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
Caption: Wool fabric (Artifact 7) exhibiting flat weave design from cave site, Area C, Ararat.
Caption: Limestone artifact from Locus 4 (Artifact 12), Area A, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Array of Ancient Stone Tools
Caption: Debitage or flake on surface (Artifact 21), Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Microlith core with 217 x 131 mm height and breadth (Artifact 22) on surface, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 11) in cave site, Ararat C, Ararat.
Ararat Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Bone and Wood Artifacts
Caption: Wood artifact (Artifact 12) in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View B).
Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View C).
Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View D).
Caption: Adze marks on log in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.
Caption: Animal coprolites in Locus 6, Area A, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Few Bone Remains and Much Animal Dung
Caption: Maxillary teeth of horse (Artifact 2, inferior view) from surface between Areas A & B, Ararat.
Caption: Bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 2) in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
"Noah's Ark" Prehistoric Sites Exhibit Non-Ceramic Containers Before the Invention of Pottery
Caption: Bowl of non-ceramic material (Artifact 3) in cave site, Area C, Ararat.