Ron Wyatt, Con Man or Legitimate Archaeologist?

We’re not here to denigrate a man who is not here to defend himself but what does the evidence support?

Here is a partial list of the late Ron Wyatt’s claimed discoveries and accomplishments:

• Noah’s Ark (the Durupinar site, for which he has been the prime promoter)
• Stone sea anchors believed to be used by Noah to steer the vessel into the wind
• Petrified timbers from the Ark that were used as memorials in an Armenian graveyard
• Noah’s sacrifice area at the site
• A large stone carving near the Ark picturing 8 people coming out of the side, with a rainbow above the boat, and inscriptions in Summerian, Hurrian, and Urartian identifying this formation as the Ark of Noah
• Trainloads of petrified pre-flood wood that had no tree rings on the site
• Corroded metal fittings, found in rows, delineating the “ribs of the ship,” as indicated by metal detectors and especially a “molecular frequency generator”
• A house that Noah built
• Stones on this house containing inscriptions that recorded details about the Deluge
• A pictograph of eight people leaving a large wave of water with a boat perched above it
• Noah’s grave
• Mrs. Noah’s grave (containing a fortune-her gold and jewelry)
• The Ark of the Covenant (under the exact spot where Jesus was crucified)
• The Menorah (a seven-branched candelabra), the Table of Shewbread, and the Golden Altar of Incense from the ancient Temple
• Christ’s blood, scraped off of the Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant
• DNA analysis of the blood indicates that Christ was born of a virgin
• The true site of Christ’s crucifixion and the stone socket in which the cross was placed
• Verified the tomb of Christ was the actual tomb
• Claimed Jesus’ tomb was sealed with a Roman iron spike, still visible
• Moses’ stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments, held together with golden hinges
• Solved the problem of the construction of the pyramids
• Also the problems in Egyptian chronology
• Discovered the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
• Discovered sulfur balls from the same
• The true site of the Israelites’ Red Sea crossing
• A stone monument near the site erected by Solomon, inscribed with the ancient Hebrew script
• Horse and human skeletons from Pharaoh’s drowned army
• Gold covered chariot wheels and chariot parts
• The true Mount Sinai
• The 12 altars built by Moses in Exodus 24
• The actual rock Moses struck to release water at Kadesh
• The site of Korah’s earthquake where the ground swallowed up Korah and his followers
• Knows how the Shroud of Turin was forged
• Has cracked the code of the Copper Scroll
• Claimed (on tape) that he can read any ancient inscription
• Discovered the pillars of Solomon
• The tomb of the Patriarchs, the cave of Machpelah
• Moses was known in Egyptian history as Thutmosa III
• Joseph was the builder of the first pyramid
• Storage bins Joseph used during the drought in Egypt
• Bones of giant pre-flood people
• Ancient Canaanite burial pots at Ashkelon

One man – working part time – on his vacations!!  How is this possible?

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