Ancient CivilizationsNoah’s Ark discovery revealed as first photos show wood buried 30 feet underground Posted on November 11, 2026 by Administrator A discovery buried deep beneath a remote mountainside in Turkey could offer a new clue in the centuries-old search for Noah’s Ark. Researchers investigating the Durupınar Formation near Mount Ararat recently announced that pieces of charred wood were found about 30 feet below the surface. Now, the first photographs of the fragments have been released, revealing blackened, cracked wood with visible grain patterns and markings that researchers believe may have been made by ancient tools.