Interview Disputed What does “Disputed” mean?
Jerusalem Post visits Durupınar and interviews Jones, Atila and the project team
· by Andrew Jones, Cenker Atila, Noah's Ark Scans
Andrew Jones told the Jerusalem Post that none of the 16 boreholes hit bedrock, which he sees as favouring the Ark view, while Prof. Cenker Atila said a radar void "can be a geological hole" and declined to call it a corridor.
What is claimed
Jones says the absence of a solid rock layer in the boreholes counts against explanations that require bedrock beneath the formation.
What is established
Atila said he did not want to say the void is "absolutely" a corridor and that it may be geological; carbon-dating, soil and final radar results were still awaited.
Details
According to the article, the team drilled 12 holes inside the formation and four outside, to about 20 m in places, and samples were sent to several universities including Bar-Ilan University, with a final report expected in spring 2027. Atila said the BakhtarRadar team had only seven days on site because of rain and other constraints and is expected to return in 2027. Jones said a broken drill bit remains in one hole, that paperwork for a second season has been submitted, and that he wants approval for seismic, magnetometry, microgravity and possibly muon imaging. Jones also said the local governor halted the work for nearly a week in July after complaints to officials; this is his account and was not independently confirmed in the article. Ohav Cohen, an Israeli lawyer working with the project, described it as a multi-faith effort.
- Claimants
- Andrew Jones Cenker Atila Noah's Ark Scans
- People involved
- Ohav Cohen William Crabtree Khosrow Bakhtar
- Site
- Durupınar formation
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