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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Before the flood it is surmised that there was one large land mass. After the flood there may have been more than one. They may have been connected by a land bridge as well. I don't know.
Wood from the ark wouldn't last for ever. Wood rots. Wood erodes. Wood is food and homes for animals. If I was Noah and his three sons I might have recycled parts of the ark in order to make smaller ships and other things. It would have been the only material available. There might be some drift wood as well but, the choices would be limited. Do you know of any wooden structure that is even a thousand years old and still recognizable? I don't.
The reason why I suggested that Noah would not have stuck around is the notion that the ark landed up high on a mountain. Living and growing crops are a lot easier down in the valleys. Fish would also have been a likely early food source. If I were in their shoes I would have followed the water as it receded.
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Aye, fair enough. There is a boat that was made for Cheops that is still kicking around in Egypt, but our timelines are conflicting so that probably doesn't mean anything in this discussion. The evidence says that boat was built ~2500 years ago and you might believe that it was built 5 minutes ago, and that would open up a whole 'nother discussion.
Re: Noah and his three sons, how long did it take them to build this boat, and how did they do it? Did they have slaves? And wasn't Noah something like 700 years old when he put this thing together?