About ArkSearch
ArkSearch documents the history and continuing search for Noah’s Ark by comparing proposed locations, historical traditions, field investigations, evidence claims, and competing explanations in one traceable research environment.
The project is designed for readers who want more than a list of claims. ArkSearch separates what a source actually records from later interpretation, distinguishes observation from inference, and keeps unresolved questions visible rather than forcing them into premature conclusions.
What ArkSearch Is
A research map
Follow the major proposed locations, the people who searched them, the expeditions that investigated them, and the sources behind the claims.
A source trail
Historical accounts, photographs, geological arguments, testimony, published research, and field records are kept connected to the pages that use them.
A living assessment
New fieldwork, archival discoveries, corrections, and counterarguments can change how a claim should be understood. ArkSearch is built to show that development over time.
How claims are evaluated
See how ArkSearch distinguishes documented records, physical observations, testimony, interpretation, disputed claims, and alternative explanations.
Institutional Context
ArkSearch is developed in connection with the Association for Biblical Science & Archaeology (ABSA). The biblical account provides the project’s frame of reference, while historical, archaeological, geological, textual, and field evidence are examined on their own terms and traced to sources wherever practical.
It is not intended to function as a claim catalogue where every reported discovery is presented with equal weight. Nor is it designed to hide disagreements. The goal is to make the record easier to inspect—including the strongest objections and unresolved questions.
How to Use the Site
New visitors can begin with Locations to compare the major proposed sites, use History to follow the documentary and expedition record, examine Evidence & Claims by category, or search the entire site for a person, place, expedition, source, or claim.