Wyatt talks of the remains of three decks, rooms, and timbers, while Fasold feels the impression of the decayed ship is about all that remains. The rock types are somewhat exotic, but I have found neither wood nor cemented reeds. The reliable subsurface tests do show distinct buried layers, but core drilling identified these layers as rock surfaces natural to the area. The drogue stones are found at some distance from the site, the nearest one, to my knowledge, being fourteen miles away. They are not dissimilar to many tombstones in the area, and are currently found in graveyards.
Much metallic ore is present in the surrounding hillsides and on the site.
Furthermore, igneous cobbles are frequently present, which contain high concentrations of naturally occurring magnetic minerals. A metal detector will indicate this high concentration, which could be mistaken for a metal object. The sporadic cobbles were not found in a straight line, according to those present at the time, but ribbons connecting the locations of these cobbles did obviously appear in a line. Subsequent metal-detector surveys by several independent parties, including Baumgardner, have not discerned any pattern. The molecular frequency generator, with its crossing, hand-held, brass rods, appears to employ the ancient art of divination a practice thoroughly condemned by Scripture.