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.
Video: Noah's Ark 'found'
They claim carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old —
around the same time the ark was said to be afloat.
Biblical tale ... Noah filled the ark with two of each animal species
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."
Dig
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 Quranic 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.
