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American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
Claims that divers have recovered Egyptian chariot wheels, horse and human bones from the bottom of the Red Sea to “prove” the biblical parting of the waters are longstanding and widely circulated, bu...
The claim that chariot wheels were found beneath the Red Sea traces to Ron Wyatt’s late‑20th century dives and later sensational headlines, but reputable fact‑checking and archaeological commentators ...
Ron Wyatt’s headline-grabbing claims—Noah’s Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, Red Sea chariot wheels, and more—have been repeatedly examined and rejected by professional archaeologists and institutional a...
Ron Wyatt claimed in the late 1970s to have found physical evidence for the biblical Red Sea (Yam Suph) crossing—chariot wheels, human and horse bones, and a commemorative column at Nuweiba in the Gul...
Claims that divers have found ancient Egyptian chariot wheels at the bottom of the Red Sea trace back to amateur investigator Ron Wyatt and have been repeatedly circulated and amplified by sympathetic...
Since 1978 the most famous claims of finds at Nuweiba/Gulf of Aqaba—chariot wheels, human bones and pillars—were made and promoted by amateur investigator Ron Wyatt, but these claims lack independent ...
Claims that ancient Egyptian chariot wheels and the remains of Pharaoh’s army have been found on the floor of the Red Sea are widespread online but lack independent, peer‑reviewed verification; reputa...
The Durupınar site is a boat‑shaped geological formation in eastern Turkey that attracted attention after aerial photographs in 1959 and subsequent promotion as the possible remains of Noah’s Ark; mos...
Multiple actors—amateur claimants (notably Ron Wyatt and followers), independent investigators who promote the finds, and legitimate marine science teams—have visited and studied parts of the southern...
Professional archaeologists and multiple published critiques have overwhelmingly rejected Ron Wyatt’s high‑profile claims—labeling them unscientific, unlicensed, and in many cases fraudulent—while sup...
Surface-level claims that chariot wheels and chariot remains were found on the seafloor of the Red Sea trace back to popularizers like Ron Wyatt and sensational websites, but multiple skeptical invest...