Noah's Ark found in Turkey

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[evets]

The remains of Noah's Ark have been discovered 13,000ft up a Turkish mountain, it has been claimed.

A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say they have found wooden remains on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.

They claim carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old — around the same time the ark was said to be afloat.

Yeung Wing-Cheung, from the Noah's Ark Ministries International research team, said: "It's not 100 per cent that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9 per cent that this is it."

He said the structure contained several compartments, some with wooden beams, that they believe were used to house animals.

The group of evangelical archaeologists ruled out an established human settlement on the grounds none have ever been found above 11,000ft in the vicinity, 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.

The biblical story says that God decided to flood the Earth after seeing how corrupt it was.

He then 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.

Many believe that Mount Ararat, the highest point in the region, is where the ark and her inhabitants ran aground.

[TomGuy]

Bill Cosby’s Noah (appx. 8 minutes)

youtube audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0KHt8xrQkk

[AFreeBird]

Wouldn’t they have used stone, more readily available there, than hauling wood up to 11k feet?

[RaceBannon]

there was a monestary on that mountain once, about 1000 years ago, it was high up but lower than the ark, it came down once after an earthqauke

[Springfield Reformer]

I tend to think the Gilgamesh story is the Akkadian version of the Hebrew original, with distortions added via “telephone game” effect.

[DManA]

[dfwgator]

“Am I on Candid Camera?”

[LouAvul]

It’s like watching “Lost” on tv. They’re lost. They’re found. They’re lost. They’re found. Etc.

[Logic n' Reason]

The problem here is "EVANGELICAL" explorers....hardly a scientific and unbiased team to be sure.

"Noah's Ark" my Great Aunt Tilly's garters!

[Mad Dawgg]

This picture is undeniable proof that Noah's Ark has been found, or if not then Big Foot is alive and well in Turkey...

[Matchett-PI]

"....the problem was over the years turkey would never allow expeditions to the site...."

They know that once the truth comes out, no one will pay any more attention to them. Tourism may die, eeeeeeeeeven.

[Hot Tabasco]

It's not 100 per cent that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9 per cent that this is it."

The remaining .1 percent think it might be part of the Edmund Fitzgerald........

[dfwgator]

[RadiationRomeo]

Enough to fit two of every animal on earth?

Why does most everyone think that 2 of every animal was on the ark?

There were 7 pairs of every clean animal and 2 (or 3?) pairs of unclean animals.

[Ole Okie]

Enough to fit two of every animal on earth?

They need to look for a lot of animal crap on the floor.

Unless Noah had a mighty big scoop.

[Hot Tabasco]

He then told Noah to build an ark and fill it with two of every animal species.

He could have left out the flies and mosquitos but nooooooooooo..........

[thulldud]

The story that never dies. But this time they know it is true because they found a Made in China tag.

It should have a Robert Byrd bumper sticker as well. Being in the mountains and all....

[RadiationRomeo]

I’ll believe it when they find about 7000 kinds of poop on the boat.

[PLD]

The Bible says Noah's boat came to rest on “the mountains of Ararat” (Genesis 8:4). “Ararat” probably designated a region (the ancient kingdom of Urartu) and not a specific mountain peak. After Noah and his family left the Ark on the mountain, the boat virtually disappeared from the pages of the Bible. Later Biblical writers never suggested they knew it could still be seen.

http://christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a001.html

[yield 2 the right]

Here we go again.

[trickyricky]

I'm looking forward to talking with Noah in eternity.
I pray everyone at Free Republic would have that opportunity.