Another Ark found? This time in Iran

Bonnema and the other B.A.S.E. Institute members hiked for seven hours in the mountains northwest of Tehran, climbing 13,000 feet before making the apparent discovery. "We got up to this object, nestled in the side of a hill," said Robert Cornuke, a member of the B.A.S.E. Institute. "We found something that has my heart skipping a beat." At first, they didn't dare to hope it was the biblical boat. "It wasn't impressive at first," Cornuke said. "Certainly didn't think it to be Noah's Ark. But when we got close, we were amazed. It looked similar to wood." In addition, some B.A.SE. members say, their discovery didn't look very distinctive. "It looked like the deck of any boat today," Bonnema said. Long Search for the Ark The Bible places the Ark in the mountains of Ararat, a mountain range theologians believe spans hundreds of miles, which the team says is consistent with their find in Iran. The Bible also describes the Ark's dimensions as being 300 cubits by 50 cubits -- about the size of a small aircraft carrier. The B.A.S.E. Institute's discovery is similar in size and scale. "It is provocative to think that this could be the lost ark of Noah," Cornuke said. Throughout history, people have been searching for the Ark to help prove God's existence. "There's this idea, if we can prove that the Ark existed then we can prove that the story existed, and more importantly, we can prove that God existed," said Bruce Feiler, author of "Where God Was Born." Previous scholars have searched for the Ark on Mount Ararat in Turkey. "Czar Nicholas, actually, in 1916 sent two expeditions to photograph it on top of Mount Ararat," said Feiler. One former U.S. president, Feiler said, looked for it in the mountains of Iran. "There is a story that Jimmy Carter, on his way to visit the Shah of Iran in 1977, purposefully flew over it," he said. As recently as March, researcher claimed to have satellite photos that proved the presence of Ark remains. The B.A.S.E institute hopes the physical evidence they've brought back from Iran will hold the answer to this enduring mystery. "People will always be looking for it, always be skeptical, always be excited of the search," Cornuke said. "But I think we found something here that's very notable." The B.A.S.E. Institute's samples are being examined at labs in Texas and Florida. B.A.S.E officials concede that there would be no way to conclusively prove that their finding is actually Noah's Ark. So the hunt goes on. The biggest hurdle in identifying Noah's Ark comes down to "gopher wood." The Bible says the Ark was made of gopher wood but no one knows what it is.

http://news.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/07/02/noahs-ark-found/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.metrolity.com%2Fnews.php%3Fitem.414.12&frame=true Thats about it for the information on it.It amazes me how they don't give up looking for this huge boat, and then anything thats large and made of of wood is assumed to be this lost ark.

This could indeed be an important find.  The relic of Noah's Ark would be a great asset for any nation that controlled it.  If this is indeed the ark, pieces of it must be recovered and brought back to the United States.  Why do you guys have a problem with people looking for the ark?

Everytime people saw a circular cloud in the 50s they said it was a UFO come to abduct them.  Then everyone saw Elvis.  Now everyone sees the Ark.  Sometimes I swear I am the only person on Earth not doing massive amounts of LSD.

^ I agree, the wood would have disintgrated.

I think the ark was two barges put together and Noah was a merchant that sold animals and wine .

Not necessarily true, but probably true. How many pieces of wood do we have that are thousands of years old? Only a few. The chances of getting one particular piece of wood to survive that long is highly unlikely (but not impossible).
The second thing I find unlikely is that if people have been aware of the ark being on mount ararat or in Iran, why hasn't anyone gone to collect it before? Why isn't is a site that people constantly visit?
The story of the ark existing is mearly a myth. Even if there is a ship on top of the mountain it is not necessarily the ark.