[THS] Evangelical Archaeology Discovers Ark - Akkk!

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'99.9pc certainty' of Noah's Ark discovery on Mount Ararat

>From correspondents in Hong Kong
From: AFP
April 27, 2010 6:39AM


CHINESE and Turkish evangelical explorers believe they may have found Noah's Ark -
4000m up a mountain in Turkey.

The team said it had recovered wooden specimens from a structure on Mount Ararat
in eastern Turkey that carbon dating proved was 4800 years old, around the same
time the ark is said to have been afloat.

"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," said Yeung Wing-cheung, a Hong Kong documentary filmmaker and member of
the 15-strong team from Noah's Ark Ministries International.

The structure had several compartments, some with wooden beams, which were
believed to house animals, he said.

The group of evangelical archaeologists ruled out an established human settlement
on the grounds that one had never been found above 3500m in the vicinity, Mr
Yeung said.

Local Turkish officials would ask the central government in Ankara to apply for
UNESCO World Heritage status so the site could be protected while a major
archaeological dig was conducted, he added.

The biblical story says God decided to flood the earth after seeing how corrupt it had
become, and 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 came aground.

Source:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/pc-certainty-of-noahs-ark-discovery-on-
mount-ararat/story-e6frfku0-1225858591328