First Look at the Remains: The Mysterious Find Extracted from the "Noah's Ark" Site

A research team has published the first photographs of charred fragments extracted from a depth of nine meters at the Durupinar site in Turkey, bearing marks that may indicate human processing. The samples have been sent to laboratories for dating and identification.

Two weeks after the report of charred materials found at a depth of nine meters at the Durupinar site in Turkey, the research team of the Noah's Ark Scans project has published the first images of the fragments. The images show black, cracked lumps with marks resembling wood fibers, and one fragment bears signs that, according to Prof. Güncer Atilla of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, may indicate processing with tools. The samples have been sent to four independent laboratories in four countries for carbon-14 dating and wood type identification. The project hopes to also find traces of sealing material, consistent with the biblical description. However, a 1996 geological study determined that the Durupinar formation is a natural rock structure, and the researchers themselves admit that the images do not provide a definitive answer. The excavation season has ended, and work is expected to resume after the winter.