Still Think Ark Is On Ararat
*?*•{ , . • 1« 4> W t , LONDON, Sept. 12. Dr. Aaron Smith, leader of the Ame rican expedition which recentlv aban doned the search on Mount Ararai for the remains of Noah's Ark, stil believes that what is left of the Ark may be buried on or near the moun tnin ooro on Tcf*Q"nV»nl TP"nOFf"._ Tf. T P
LaiuJ ^ 1 possible, Dr. Smith said, that the re mains of the Ark may have been covered by earthquakes, or may bi under ice and snow on the northern slopes of the mountain. The Ameriean expedition seareher every accessible part of the mountaii with out finding any trace whateve of the Ark. They also found no con firmation ampng villagers in the viciv ity for reports that . remains of th Ark had been sighted on the moun tain, though they found that the legen-. that the Ark is buried under the snow on Ararat still persisted.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 September 1949, Page 5
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