DURUPINAR, Türkiye (PNN) - September 27, 2026 - The home of Andrew Jones, the founder of Noah’s Ark Scans, was ransacked on Saturday as research on the boat-shaped Durupınar formation near Mount Ararat in Turkey continues.
Noah’s Ark Scans, the group leading an expedition into the origins of the Durupınar formation, believed to house Noah’s Ark of the Bible, has received permits from the government of Turkey to explore the site and conduct a deep-core drilling survey.
Jones recently announced a major discovery in the expedition when the team “struck a layer so hard that the drill bit broke,” challenging the long-standing belief held by geologists that the formation was caused by a natural landslide or limestone block. Third-party lab testing for mineralized or petrified wood could indicate that a wooden ark has been buried for thousands of years.
“I believe this is Noah’s Ark, that’s why I’m putting the Durupinar site through the most rigorous testing possible,” Jones said.
Jones is now facing threats on his life and apparent attempts to destroy his research on the biblical site.
Lauren Witzke, the President of Noah's Ark Scans, announced on Saturday that Jones's apartment was "ransacked and burglarized" after he fled his apartment from individuals repeatedly threatening to kill him in the middle of the night.
"We’ve already said this expedition has come under attacks that are borderline demonic. But we still didn’t think they’d go this far," Witzke wrote on X. "They stole his laptops, his computers, his memory cards, basically anything on which they thought he might have stored the Noah’s Ark evidence," she said, noting that it was a targeted robbery and "they specifically knew what they were (looking to find)."
After the permitted study was announced, Andrew started getting woken up between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m. People were banging on his door, yelling profanities; trying to get into his apartment; threatening to kill him… more than once.
We all told him to get out and stay with a friend until the 2026 Noah’s Ark study was over and thank God he listened.
While he was gone, they broke in and turned the place upside down into a disaster area. They stole his laptops, his computers, his memory cards, basically anything on which they thought he might have stored the Noah’s Ark evidence.
They did not take anything else of value. They left the microphone, printer, etc. They just stole what they through would be the research. They specifically knew what they were seeking.
When the terrorist pig thug cops asked for security footage, they were told the apartment complex cameras were down during the robbery.
This does not look like a local job. The villagers around the site have been good to us. They benefit from the tourism Noah’s Ark brings and the man screaming threats through the door was speaking English.
Of course, Andrew had already made and taken copies with him of everything on memory cards so none of the data was lost.
Andrew is safe, the research is safe, we are not backing down, and we will not be scared into quitting the most important scientific study in world history.