Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered Resting Place Of Noah’s Ark
- Archaeologists believe they are one step closer to confirming the resting place of Noah’s Ark.
- A team excavating a geological formation in Turkey has aged rock and soil samples they believe contain ruins of the vessel, which puts the site at the same time the Bible puts the Great Flood 5,000 years ago.
- The project began in 2021 and is ongoing, but the initial analysis determined samples to contain clayey and marine materials and seafood.
- According to the researchers, these results mean human activity was present on the boat-shaped mound between 5500 and 3000 BC.
According to the researchers, these results mean human activity was present on the boat-shaped mound between 5500 and 3000 BC.
The Bible claims the ark settled on the ‘mountains of Ararat’ in Turkey following a 150-day flood that drowned the Earth and every living thing on it that was not housed inside the wooden ship.
The geological formation located in Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı has been a potential site since it was discovered in 1956.
The mountain is the highest peak in Turkey, standing 16,500 feet tall and carved out like an ark would be.
The vessel was said to measure ‘300 cubits, 50 cubits, by 30 cubits’, which translates to up to 515 feet long, 86 feet wide and 52 feet high.
A team of experts led by Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Andrew University, and Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ) have been working at the site for nearly one year, collecting samples they believe hold the key to confirming the Biblical story.
The first portion of their work began in December 2022, when they collected 30 samples of rock and soil fragments that the ITU laboratory analyzed.
AİÇÜ Vice Rector Professor Faruk Kaya said: ‘According to the first findings obtained from the studies, there have been human activities in the region since the Chalcolithic period between the years 5500 and 3000 BC.
‘It is known that the flood of Prophet Noah went back 5,000 years ago.
‘In terms of dating, it is stated that there was life in this region as well. This was revealed in the laboratory results.
‘It is not possible to say that the ship is here with the dating. We need to work for a long time to reveal this.’
