Noah’s Ark buried on a Turkish mountain?
London: Experts claim they have ‘ new evidence’ that suggests the Biblical ship ended up on Mount Ararat
Noah’s Ark could soon be found, if one group of explorers is to be believed.
In the Bible it is claimed the ark settled on the ‘ mountains of Ararat’ in Turkey after 150 days.
In 2010, a group of evangelical Christian explorers claimed to have found traces of the biblical ship on the mountain. But their research was widely dismissed by experts who said it lacked real evidence.
A California- based ‘ ark hunter’ believes there is new evidence Mount Ararat is where the ark and its inhabitants came aground. The scientist from the Geoscience Research Institute thinks the story could be true and intends to visit Mount Ararat, in Turkey, where the ark is meant to have ended up. He is being funded by the Seventh- day Adventist Church ( make of that what you will).
“My purpose is to visit the sites around the mountain to find clues about catastrophic events in the past,” Professor Esperante said at an event in Agri, Turkey, where 108 scientists had gathered to discuss Noah’s Ark.
After a few weeks, they claimed to have found wooden specimens from an ark- like structure 4,000m up the mountain.
The mountain highest peak in is the Turkey, standing more than 5,100 metres tall. The team claimed they carried out carbon dating on the wood, which proved it was 4,800 years old, around the time the Ark is said to have been afloat.
The vessel was said to measure ‘ 300 cubits, by 50 cubits, by 30 cubits’, which translates to up to 515ft long, 86ft wide and 52ft high. Professor Esperante is convinced this is true and requires more ‘ rigorous, serious scientific work’ in the area, writes the Express. He has urged for international investment into a full investigation.