[infowarrior]

It’s amazing that, in the 21st Century, a place could be so remote that it’s resistant to archaeological study.

It is not just the remoteness of that region of Turkey, but the nature of the local inhabitants which has caused difficulties in any possible search.

The area is rugged, and populated with fierce folk who answer only to themselves, and not Turkish law. These folks are extremely suspicious of outsiders, and have been known to kill them on sight. Thus, the Turkish government issues few permits for archaeological expeditions to the Ararat region, as they don't wish to deal with the ramifications of a slaughtered archaeological team.

the infowarrior

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, that was very informative.

The area is rugged, and populated with fierce folk who answer only to themselves, and not Turkish law.

This is kind of amazing, too ... but encouraging, in a way.