Noah’s Ark Hunters Build 3D Scale Model As ‘Phase 2’ Underway

U.S.NewsPoliticsAI PoliticsTechFact CheckSportsGlobalIran WarRussia-UkraineMiddle EastChina And AsiaLive BlogBetter PlanetAll World NewsLifestyleFamily & ParentingEntertainmentTravelPetsAutomotiveRelationshipsScienceHealthPersonal FinanceBetter WorkplacesReaders ChoiceOpinionMy TurnAll OpinionRankingsHealthCorporate ResponsibilityFinanceProductsEducationWorkAll RankingsWatchThe 1600The Royal ReportUnconventionalFrom The PaddockNewsmakersSocialFacebookInstagramYouTubeRedditTikTokTwitter/XExtraNewslettersDare to DreamEventsEssaysPodcastsVantageInsightsMagazineCEO CircleAnnouncementsLeadershipDev Pragad A team searching for the remains of Noah’s Ark in a boat-shaped formation in Turkey have built a 3D model of the vessel "as it currently rests" as it announces that phase one is complete. U.S.-based group Noah’s Ark Scans is part of an international group of archaeologists, geologists and soil scientists who are investigating whether the famous Durupınar Formation contains remains of the biblical vessel. They started drilling last month and have since extracted samples that they are testing for wood. Noah's Ark Scans, whose members have said they believe the ship is in the formation, are hoping the samples they collected from the structure are wood, to disprove studies that have previously concluded it is "a completely natural rock formation." It has not established that the formation contains a vessel. The group on Monday shared images of a new 3D model it has built with the help of Field Tech They captioned it: "A 3D scale model of the Ark as it currently rests has been completed! This model was built using the GPR (ground-penetrating radar) Data taken at the site." It comes a day after the group annonced that it was set to begin phase two of the operation. This phase will "serve as a continuation of our phase one research," founder Andrew Jones told Newsweek, "focusing on the geophysical survey technologies we were unable to utilize this year and the areas where we did not conduct core drilling." He added that once the team receives analysis of the data from phase one soil samples, they may "adjust our scope for phase two to incorporate further geological and geophysical studies based on those findings." Test results and final reports are set to be finished by around April or May next year, Jones said. This is a developing story – more to follow.10Loading video…By Jordan KingReporter

0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A team searching for the remains of Noah’s Ark in a boat-shaped formation in Turkey have built a 3D model of the vessel “as it currently rests” as it announces that phase one is complete.

U.S.-based group Noah’s Ark Scans is part of an international group of archaeologists, geologists and soil scientists who are investigating whether the famous Durupınar Formation contains remains of the biblical vessel. They started drilling last month and have since extracted samples that they are testing for wood.

Noah’s Ark Scans, whose members have said they believe the ship is in the formation, are hoping the samples they collected from the structure are wood, to disprove studies that have previously concluded it is “a completely natural rock formation.” It has not established that the formation contains a vessel.

The group on Monday shared images of a new 3D model it has built with the help of Field Tech They captioned it: “A 3D scale model of the Ark as it currently rests has been completed! This model was built using the GPR (ground-penetrating radar) Data taken at the site.”

It comes a day after the group annonced that it was set to begin phase two of the operation. This phase will “serve as a continuation of our phase one research,” founder Andrew Jones told Newsweek, “focusing on the geophysical survey technologies we were unable to utilize this year and the areas where we did not conduct core drilling.”

He added that once the team receives analysis of the data from phase one soil samples, they may “adjust our scope for phase two to incorporate further geological and geophysical studies based on those findings.”

Test results and final reports are set to be finished by around April or May next year, Jones said.

This is a developing story – more to follow.