Bob Cornuke and Noah's Ark in Iran?

Bob Cornuke is a self-styled "biblical investigator" with less than impressive credentials, who has claimed to have discovered remains of what may be the most ancient shipwreck in history. Located on a slope 13,120 feet above sea level rests an unusual "ark-shaped" object in excess of 400' in length. What is most peculiar and significant about the object is that many of the pieces of the find resemble petrified, hewn timbers, which have been located amid fossilized remnants of thousands of shells.
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Page Not Found | Worldview Weekend Broadcast NetworkCornuke was recently featured on FoxNews, and there is a great deal of growing enthusiasm within Christian circles regarding his interpretation of the find. His pictures and video are compelling, and it appears that there is yet to be a response from the scientific community. Does anyone know anything else about Cornuke's claims? What is the geological evaluation of his evidence? Could this in fact be an ancient shipwreck? If not, what is it?I felt that this deserved its own thread in light of the recent exposure Mr. Cornuke has received. His discovery is certainly much more persuasive than the widely debunked Ron Wyatt.Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Added missing space in topic title.

It is at moments like these that I wish I were a geologist...ok, not really.
If the formations are indeed pertified wood (is it possible to tell from the photographs one way or another?), is there a naturalistic explanation for their "hewn" appearence?

I hear what you are saying, and you are of course right to insinuate that such a discovery is somewhat negligible. The most that could be said is that humans possessed wood-manufacturing technology much earlier than once anticipated. There remains no direct link to a specific group of people nor an event, and any connection made between the find and the Noahic myth is highly speculative. The very existence of such a man as "Noah" remains uncertain; the function of the manufactured wood remains uncertain; the fate of the object uncertain. In the end, we have what amounts to an undiscernible pile of wood.