Noah's Ark site yields first look at charred wood fragments recovered deep below soil
FIRST ON FOX: Researchers investigating a site in Turkey long believed by some to be the resting place of Noah's Ark have recovered what they describe as charred wood fragments from deep beneath the surface — and they shared exclusive photos and video of the findings with Fox News Digital.
Key points
- A university-backed project is now using deep-core drilling, ground-penetrating radar and laboratory analysis to examine the formation, including newly recovered wood fragments.
- LOST CITY TIED TO BIBLICAL EXODUS MAY HAVE FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED IN EGYPT The researchers believe the wood discovery could mark a breakthrough in their efforts to determine whether the Durupınar formation is the remains of Noah's Ark.
- Exclusive photos shared with Fox News Digital show several darkened, cracked fragments that researchers identify as charred wood, some of which appear to have visible grain patterns and growth rings.
The Noah's Ark Research Project, which involves researchers affiliated with Turkish universities, has spent the last year collecting soil samples at the Durupınar site near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.
Additional details
- Speaking to Fox News Digital from Turkey, archaeologist Cenker Atila, who is overseeing the investigation, said the team recovered the fragments some 30 feet beneath the surface of the Durupınar formation.
- Lauren Witzke, director of marketing and fundraising for Noah's Ark Scans, told Fox News Digital that she believes the discovery proves "that this is not just a geological structure," challenging the long-held argument that the formation is natural.
- The fragments have not been independently linked to Noah's Ark, and laboratory testing has yet to establish their age or origins.
- Durupınar, a boat-shaped formation identified in 1959, has drawn speculation for many years over a possible connection to Noah's Ark — an assertion that geologists have resisted.
- Witzke said that the project marks the first time research at the Durupınar formation has been conducted with official Turkish oversight, documented chain-of-custody procedures and independent laboratory….
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