Government confirms: ?This is Noah?s Ark?


ON June 20, 1987, the Turkish Government established the new Noah?s Ark National Park.
This followed a Government commission which confirmed the 10 years of research work on the site by an American, Ronald Wyatt and his colleagues.

The site was first brought to attention in the late 1950s after high altitude aerial survey photographs revealed a boat-shaped structure in the mountains of the Ararat region.

Although initially dismissed by some, Ron Wyatt (photo1) and others undertook extensive investigative work on the site for nearly a decade.

Employing such methods as subsurface interface radar scanning, metal detection surveys, core-drilling, etc., the results were spectacular. Buried at an altitude of 6,300 feet was the physical remains of a man-made structure, an enormous ship.

After examining the data collected on the site, Professor Dr. Ekrem Akurgal, considered by many to be 'The Dean of Turkish Archaeologists', stated "... it is a ship, an ancient ship... It must be preserved..."

Wyatt's results led to serious interest by Turkish scientists and archaeologists, and ultimately a high-level Government commission was convened to consider all the evidence gathered. The official conclusion was the site did indeed contain the remains of the legendary ark of Noah. As a result, a new National Park was established.

Naturally the conclusion of the Turkish Government has been resisted by some in academic circles, for the implications of this discovery are very far-reaching. However the evidence is abundant, and consistently points to this site as being the remains of the legendary Noah's Ark, an object for which so many have searched. Dr. Salih Bayraktutan, of the Ataturk University in Erzurum continues to research the site, and has accumulated much evidence.

Documentation is now available, detailing the history of this discovery, and the results of the on-site research work that has been carried out in Eastern Turkey.
Bible Verses / Actual Findings


Genesis 8:4 -The Ark landed in the mountains of Ararat


- The Ark was discovered near the top of a mountain range in the Ararat (anciently called "Urartu") region

Genesis 6:15 - The Ark's length is recorded as being 300 cubits

Exactly 300 cubits - The cubit in use when Moses wrote Genesis was 20.6 inches, and the length of the Ark's remains measure at precisely 300 "20.6" cubits
*Note Moses was raised as royalty in Egypt, therefore the Royal Egyptian cubit would be his form of expressing measurment.

Genesis 7:13 - Eight people entered the Ark and survived the flood

Many nearby place names reflect the flood story - e.g. a nearby valley is named "The Region of Eight", and contains a village called "The Place of Eight"

Genesis 7:8-9 -The Ark carried all manner of animals

Animal evidence - Coprolites (fossilized droppings), animal hairs, a portion of an antler, etc., have been found inside and immediately around the Ark site


Discovery Media
Iron Lines - Coloured tapes laid along metal
detector readings show a regular pattern of iron,
further confirmation that the site is the remains
of an enormous man-made structure

Laminated Wood
Petrified laminated wood excavated from the site
reveals amazing construction techniques