EXCLUSIVE: Noah’s Ark research team says ‘they will have to re-write textbooks’– www.lifesitenews.com

(LifeSiteNews) — Researchers investigating a boat-shaped rock formation in eastern Turkey that is believed to be the remains of Noah’s Ark have drilled deep into the structure and collected more than 400 samples, which are now undergoing laboratory analysis.

The project is being carried out by the Noah’s Ark Scans group, that says this is the first drilling campaign conducted with official authorization and under the supervision of Turkish universities. The purpose of the drilling is to determine whether the anomalies identified by previous ground-penetrating radar and geophysical scans can be explained by natural causes or whether they represent traces of an artificial structure.

In an interview with LifeSiteNews, team member Lauren Witzke discusses the drilling campaign, the evidence the researchers say they have found, and the objections raised by critics of the project.

LifeSiteNews: Dear Miss Witzke, thank you for your availability. First of all, what is your role within the research team?

Lauren Witzke: My role is fundraising and marketing. Last year in November of 2025, God laid on my heart Noah’s Ark. I don’t know why, and I couldn’t explain it. I usually worked in politics and media. But it was something I just had to do.

I went searching and reading, and God led me to Noah’s Ark Scans. I sent Andrew Jones, the founder, an email and told him that I felt like God wanted me to help him. A few months later, we [got] approval from Turkish officials to study Noah’s Ark. A small team of American Christians received approval, and [yet] not a single Turkish official voted against it. It was totally God. All of this has been God.