"Was like 1 or 2 in the morning": Noah's Ark researcher, who helped discover wood 30-ft underground, allegedly recalls being targeted for sabotage

The excavation of Durupınar, the place Christians believe to be the site of Noah's Ark. The specialty of this natural geological formation is that its appearance looks like a ship, which is why a lot of people think that it is the resting place of the ark that Noah built. Now, NewsNation's Meagan Medick has posted a news segment on YouTube.

In that thirty-seven-minute segment, Medick discussed the discovery of charred wood 30 feet underground. The discovery of the charred wood has led the researchers to believe that the mythical ark is real. Also a part of Meagan Medick's panel were the founder and the director of fundraising of Noah's Ark Scans, Lauren Witzke, and researcher Andrew Jones.

In the video, Jones and Witzke also discussed how they and the rest of the excavation team had to combat bias from the rest of academia. Jones at one point discussed the challenges he faced while excavating the site. He recalled a particularly disturbing incident he experienced late at night:

"Yeah, early in the season, after I believe it was after we had announced that we had the permits, I was harassed late in the night. I was just sleeping. It was like 1 or 2 in the morning, and the first time it happened, I thought it was just some kids or somebody just messing with me."

Jones revealed that English wasn't the intruder's first language, as their pronunciations were a bit off. But Jones revealed that the intruder had nothing but cuss words for him, which scared him. Moreover, Jones went on to add that the intruder broke into his residence, prompting him to call a physically imposing friend. Upon reaching the home, he and his imposing friend found no one.

But the same incident happened again:

"One week later, it happened again about the same time at night. And this time, that guy, that friend, was not around. So, I called the next tallest guy, and he showed up with the gun, and he searched the premises, the apartment building, and the street outside—nothing."

The second time, the friend asked Jones if he wanted him there for company, to which the Noah's Ark researcher said no.

Noah's Ark researcher Andrew Jones ultimately decided to leave the place for good:

It seems the second break-in might have behooved Jones a bit, as he told Meagan Medick:

"The first time I thought, okay, maybe some kids. The second time, okay, they're doing this on purpose. It's targeted towards me for whatever reason. And I decided to leave, and I didn't come back to that place."

The next day, Jones left with a group to travel to Southeast Turkey. Just a week into this trip, Andrew Jones' house was again broken into. Jones said that he got to learn about this break-in through a friend, who called him early in the morning. The friend might have recorded what they saw in a video and sent it to Jones.

Jones revealed that while most of the rooms were fine, his office containing his laptop, which held the records of the excavation, got wiped out. This made Jones and Witzke believe that their research was targeted.

Did Jones lose all the data?

Jones himself told Medick that he had backed up most of the lost data; therefore, he has access to them. But he and Witzke said that they felt targeted by the entire event. However, as of now, no group has taken responsibility for the repeated break-ins into Jones' home until now. Therefore, the mystery for now remains unsolved.

How are the academic circles reacting to Jones' findings?

As for their findings, most of the wider academic world remains skeptical about them being evidence of the myth being real. Witzke and Jones' team could've discovered charred wood 30 feet underground, but it is their conclusion that the wood belongs to the Noah's Ark that's being questioned by the wider academia.

Archaeological consensus is still guided by a paper published by a team of geologists from California State University, Northridge. The abstract for the paper titled "Bogus “Noah's Ark” from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure" reads:

"A natural rock structure near Dogubayazit, Turkey, has been misidentified as Noah's Ark. Microscopic studies of a supposed iron bracket show that it is derived from weathered volcanic minerals. Supposed metal-braced walls are natural concentrations of limonite and magnetite in steeply inclined sedimentary layers in the limbs of a doubly plunging syncline."

The abstract pointed out the inconsistencies in the Christian interpretation of the site:

"Supposed fossilized gopherwood bark is crinkled metamorphosed peridotite. Fossiliferous limestone, interpreted as cross cutting the syncline, preclude the structure from being Noah's Ark because these supposed "Flood" deposits are younger than the "Ark." Anchor stones at Kazan (Arzap) are derived from local andesite and not from Mesopotamia."

Therefore, apart from the Christian circles, this story isn't gaining much traction, because it seems that all that this team has to back up their claims is some charred wood and the Bible as the only source.

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