“A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical Christians said they’ve uncovered remnants of Noah’s Ark on its legendary mountain resting place in Turkey.
Noah’s Ark Ministries International, a Hong Kong-based documentary outfit, said they’ve recovered wooden specimens from a structure on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey that carbon dating proved the material was 4,800 years old, around the same time the ark is said to have been afloat.
“It’s not 100 percent that it’s Noah’s Ark, but we think it’s 99 percent that this is it,” said Yeung Wing-cheung, a Hong Kong documentary filmmaker and member of the 15-strong person’s team from Hong Kong and Turkey.
The structure have several compartments, some with wooden beams, which were believed to house animals, Mr. Yeung said.
The group of evangelical archaeologists ruled out an established human settlement on the grounds as none have been found in the vicinity, Mr. Yeung said.
Local Turkish officials will ask the central government in Ankara to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status so the site can be protected while a major archaeological dig is conducted, Mr Yeung added.
The biblical story says God decided to flood the earth after seeing how corrupt it had become, and told Noah to build an ark and fill it with two of every animal species.
After the flood waters receded, the Bible says, the ark came to rest on a mountain.
It has long been believed that Mount Ararat, the highest point in the region, is where the ark and it inhabitants came aground.” — Telegragh.co.uk
Hey, bad dove? It’s a recent discovery, and they’re the first group to discovery it.
Hey, Ludwig Van Bach? The mountain of Ararat is Mt. Ararat.