The Bible says that after the flood waters decreased, Noah's ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat, in Turkey between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. But many ark enthusiasts have focused on a particular peak (shown below) as the vessel's final resting place after 150 days afloat.
Are they right? So far, time hasn't revealed an answer, but it is likely that there really was a catastrophic flood in ancient times. Besides the story of Noah, other stories of seeking safety in an ark from a global flood abound—including the pre-Biblical Babylonian tale The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Access to Mount Ararat has been largely restricted by the Turkish government for reasons of national security, however. And although researchers have seen arklike shapes or objects on the mountain, there has been no conclusive evidence as to whether the great ark still stands preserved under centuries of ice and snow.
