Noah’s Ark has been found! At least the headlines of three major tabloids have made this claim. The key quote is: “100% confirmed”, and those words are circulating online.
From the comments I read on social media this has to be the quickest confirmation of an archaeological discovery in all history. Before we go further, let’s be clear: Noah’s Ark has not been found and sensational stories like this about the Ark seem to appear and do the rounds every couple of years.
A rocky story
In fact, this particular “Ark” is based on a story that has been circulating since Ron Wyatt, an American anaesthetist, popularised a photo of a rock formation taken by a Turkish air force pilot. The photo shows a large boat-like shape in the Turkish mountains. Wyatt supplemented the image with claims from the site regarding anchor stones and fossilised wood. Though subjected to extensive research and testing, including important work by creationists, all studies have concluded that the formation is geological.
