# So, Has NOAH's ARK Been Found?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488 "2006-06-20T21:54:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488/201 "2026-10-17T04:12:40Z")

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The fact she went to the Holy land, dug for the cross, and found a cross is pretty solidly documented.

> **[True Cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Cross)**
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> In some Christian churches, the term True Cross refers to any relic that is claimed to be part the original wooden cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. There is no evidence that any particular relic is an actual part of the original cross. The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches, as well as denominations of the Church of the East, have all claimed to possess relics of the True Cross as objects of veneration. Historians generally dispute the authenticity of ...

That of course doe not prove at all that the Cross she was sure was the true cross was indeed the True Cross. In fact I find that doubtful But the fact she was likely wrong, does not make her a liar.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488/202 "2026-10-17T04:24:19Z")

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Which part of that article do you say describes these claims as “solidly documented”? I’m not wading through the whole thing but from my skim of it, at best there are some accounts decades if not centuries after St Helen’s tale was first told, and they appear to be based on what _she_ said, which is not to be trusted IMHO.

Did anyone, other than a religious fantasist and liar, document the dig at the time?

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-noahs-ark-been-found/361488/203 "2026-10-17T04:26:42Z")

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I think we have monopolized this thread enough. You can start a new thread if you like.

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