Posted on 03/10/2025 9:57:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
According to the Bible, Noah's Ark saved humanity and all the animals from certain annihilation during an ancient flood.
Now, 5,000 years after those floodwaters supposedly receded, scientists claim to have discovered the location of the famous boat.
An international team of researchers claims that a boat-shaped mound 18 miles (30km) south of Mount Ararat in Turkey is actually the fossilised remains of a wooden vessel.
The Durupinar Formation is a 163-metre (538ft) geological structure made of a type of iron ore called limonite.
It has long captivated researchers due to the fact that its shape and structure almost match those given for the Ark in the Bible.
New evidence shows that the mound really did experience a devastating flood 5,000 years ago.
This supports the biblical account of a flood covering the region between 3000 and 5500 BC.
'Our studies show that this region harboured life in that period and that, at some point, it was covered by water, which reinforces the possibility that a catastrophic event of great magnitude occurred,' the researchers said.
Since 2021, a collaboration between Istanbul Technical University, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, and Andrews University in the United States has been studying the site under the banner of the Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark Research Team.
During the 7th International Symposium on Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark, researchers presented new evidence that could support their theory that the structure is an ancient ship.
Researchers took 30 samples of soil and rock from around the Durupinar Formation and sent these to the Istanbul Technical University for analysis.
The tests showed that the soil contains traces of clay-like materials, marine deposits, and even the remnants of marine life such as molluscs.
Dating these samples showed that they were between 3,500 and 5,000 years old.
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They act like it was just discovered but i remember reading about this around 30 - 40 years ago.
I’m of the belief that the ark was probably dismantled for wood.
This comes up every decade or so as something new. Makes me wonder why?
Hasn’t it been found about a dozen times in the last hundred years.
How many times are they going to “discover” the same pile of dirt as Noah’s Ark?
My memory still works.
Except the Great Flood would have been right around the time of Meltwater Pulse 1A, yes?
That looks like the same supposed boat that Ron Wyatt discovered.
I think I remember something about the boat being divided into two, so I don’t know if that’s it.
They likely would not have dismantled the ark for wood.
One it was made to last a LONG time, it was pitched inside and out.
Two there was likely drift wood, dead trees etc everywhere after the water receded.
The Ark would have been a sacred thing, so it’s unlikely that they would have dismantled it.
“We couldn’t get any clean prints..But...we found this dinosaur footprint from the Paleolithic era.”
“Anything else?”
“We also found ancient timbers we believe may be from Noah’s Ark.”
“But about the case...?”
“I’m departing tomorrow to speak to the Archaeological Society...And I’m on “Geraldo” next week.”
“You’re on “Geraldo” because of this?”
“No. My wife’s a transsexual Satan-worshipper.”
If this isn’t it, the US has photographs of it from the satellites.
Fascinating to contemplate how the belief system of the researchers might influence their involvement in this kind of project.
Since its discovery in 1948, ...
Since 2021, a collaboration between Istanbul Technical University, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, and Andrews University in the United States has been studying the site under the banner of the Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark Research Team. ...
However, this latest evidence is far from conclusive. ...
Is there still time to file an insurance claim?
Or if they should find an ark made of gopher wood...
“They act like it was just discovered ...”
Nope.
Article: It has long captivated researchers ...
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