UMVA has learned that a researcher claims to have identified the remains of Noah's Ark, pointing to new soil data to support his astonishing claims.
Andrew Jones, a researcher, has come forward with evidence that a site in Turkey contains the buried remains of the biblical vessel. The formation, located at the Durupinar site in eastern Turkey, has been studied since it was first identified in the 1950s — and has long been the subject of spirited debate.
The latest findings offer new support for the biblical vessel theory, with Jones stating that the results "are perhaps the most compelling evidence for a man-made origin." He added that the differences between the 'inside' and 'outside' samples are statistically staggering, with organic matter being three times more inside the boat shape versus the soil just right outside.
This difference in organic matter suggests a "massive concentration of decayed carbon-based material" — such as wood, resin or animal matter. The soil samples, collected in 2024, have been analyzed in the months since, revealing 38% more potassium inside the boat shape, which is associated with wood ash, as well as an eight-times difference in pH level.
Jones believes that a radical shift in pH "suggests the internal environment has a different chemical history than the surrounding mountainside soil." The findings will likely fuel further debate over the Durupinar formation, with Jones asking Turkish scientists to do further testing, including core drilling and advanced 3-D mapping.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the research builds on previous 3-D ground penetrating radar scans from 2019 that "struck subsurface features," and found anomalies. Jones has also pointed to scan data showing subsurface features within the formation, including tunnels about four meters down and about two meters high, going down the center of the boat and on the inside edge of the hull shape.
Jones now poses a profound question: "We've moved from asking 'Does it look like a boat?' to 'Why is there a three-layered, right-angled inside structure, carbon-rich boat formation the exact length of Noah's ark given in the Bible buried in the middle of a mountainside in the mountains of Ararat?'"
