Number

Haji

Prince

George

Russian

George

of

Yearim

Nouri

Hagopian

Expedition

Liedman

Reshit

Greene

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARK

Authors

1856

1887

1902

1916-17

1938-48

1948

1952-53

The ark is a huge ship

3

X

X

X

The inside is divided into many rooms

1

X

It is frequently seen by aircraft

3

X

X

X

Ark in a small wooded valley (surrounded by small peaks)

3

X

X

X

Ark partially submerged in a small lake or marsh

4

X

X

X

X

Access difficult because of water, snakes, and insects

1

X

Stern trapped in ice, snow, or debris

4

X

X

X

X

Half filled with snow & ice

2

X

X

On the north or northeast side of the mountain

2

X

X

Prow pointing north and slightly west

1

X

About ²/₃ or ³/₄ of the way up the mountainside

4

X

X

X

X

Ark close to a high cliff

3

X

X

X

Ark composed of wood like stone (?petrified wood)

4

X

X

X

X

The wood so hard that it cannot be broken or burned

3

X

X

X

The wood is covered with a dark brown varnish

1

X

The wood is partially rotted near the door

2

X

X