Archaeologists '99. 9 percent sure' remains of noah's ark discovered
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They explored the Mount Ararat region of Turkey and said they were convinced they had found the remains of the famous biblical vessel. Turkish and Chinese explorers from a group called
Noah's Ark Ministries International said: "It's not 100 percent that it is Noah's ark, but we think it is 99.9 percent that this is it." The team also claimed to
have found in 2007 and 2008 seven large wooden compartments buried at 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level, near the peak of Mount Ararat. They returned to the site with a film crew in
October 2009. They added: "The structure is partitioned into different spaces. "We believe that the wooden structure we entered is the same structure recorded in historical
accounts." However, given that explorers regularly claim to have found Noah's Ark – various experts expressed scepticism. Paul Zimansky, an archaeologist specializing in the Middle
East at Stony Brook University in New York State, said: "I don't know of any expedition that ever went looking for the ark and didn't find it." Biologist and director of
the Center for Origins Research, Tom Wood also said he doubted the find. Mr Wood, also a creationist, referred to radiocarbon dating and concluded that the wood found isn't old enough.
He said that "if you accept a young chronology for the Earth ... then radiocarbon dating has to be reinterpreted" because the method often yields dates much older than 6,000
years. Radiocarbon dating helps gauge the age of objects – and is generally thought to reach its limit with objects about 60,000 years old. Wood continued: "I'm really, really
skeptical that this could possibly be Noah's Ark." He said the wood date is "way, way, way too young." READ MORE: ARCHAEOLOGISTS BLOWN AWAY BY 'MAGICAL' IRON
AGE TREASURE In November last year – other explorers claimed they had found a mysterious ship-shaped object at Durupınar site. Geologists rubbished the claim, saying that it was just an
unusual mountain formation. Cem Sertesen, who took pictures of the supposed discovery, said: "These are the actual images of Noah's Ark. "They are neither fake nor simulation.
They show the entire ship buried underground."