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Noah’s Ark ‘100% confirmed’ as researchers uncover new findings in major 4,300-year-old mystery
After months of drilling, a research team has a major update after discovering a boat-like structure in the mountains of eastern Turkey and believes it could be the remnants of Noah's Ark.
The dedicated team, called Noah’s Ark Scans, has finally obtained more than 400 soil samples from various depths, which could provide new evidence about the origin of the structure.
It's said that the Durupinar formation, which is near Mount Ararat, could be the final resting place of the famous vessel from the Old Testament.
There have been suspicions that Noah's Ark was buried on this site for almost 70 years
Aerial images of the area were first captured in 1955, though it was only identified as a possible site for the Ark four years later.
Andrew Jones, an American researcher, tour leader, and founder of Noah's Ark Scans, has explained how radar scans and soil samples could prove that this is the resting site of the famous vessel.
Speaking to VT, Andrew explained that his team had sent soil and organic matter samples to labs for analysis, with results to be finalized and published by next year.
When asked about how likely it was that this was the site of Noah's Ark earlier this month, he said: "I think you can almost jump right away if you can prove it's manmade; you're almost jumping right away to say, 'okay, it has to be this one ship in history because it's the right size.'
"And of course, excavations would give us data like, are there really three decks left in there? What's left of the ship if it is the ship?
"For me, the probability is around 80, maybe. The ultimate goal is going into it, and maybe we'll do that soon," he explained.
However, in the latest major breakthrough, the team claims to have carried out drilling nearly 18 meters deep, after identifying various anomalies beneath the surface using geophysical techniques. This discovery could result in the official announcement that Noah's Ark has been found, coming much sooner than expected.
Why are experts convinced the ship belonged to Noah?
In an interview with LifeSiteNews, Lauren Witzke, the project’s communications and fundraising officer, explained that the explorations conducted with a technology called BaktharRadar detected structures that the researchers interpret as possible chambers, corridors, and organized levels.
The formation under study is approximately 157 meters long and has a silhouette reminiscent of a boat, dimensions which promoters believe could match those described in the Book of Genesis.
While the teams working on the mammoth project have a long way to go before proving that the ship they have discovered was built by a man from the Bible, the objectives of the ongoing analyses are to determine whether there are organic remains compatible with ancient wood.
Although it would be extremely exciting for scientists, Christians, and Jews if the ship is proved to be as old as the book of Genesis, if not a single animal bone is found, the entire theory behind the project could be debunked.