The Parrot Glacier
became an ark research hot spot when Fernand Navarra claimed to have found wood in this
area in 1955. A SEARCH team expedition working with Navarra also reported
discovering smaller pieces of wood in this area in 1969, which has been featured
in films. There were also allegations that Navarra planted the wood himself. The wood
was carbon dated to 1300-1700 years old, millenia from when Noah's Ark would have existed.
In July 1989, an Italian named Angelo Palego claimed to
have discovered Noah's Ark on the edge of the Western Plateau at 4800 meters, and other
objects at 4300 meters and 4065 meters down into the Parrot Glacier but Palego has no scientific
evidence for this claims. Palego identifies his
Parrot Glacier findings with that of French Ark researcher Fernand Navarra.
