Searching for The Lost Ark

Has the Ark of the Covenant been discovered? The Ark of the Covenant was the central furnishing in the Tabernacle and also later in the Temple of Solomon. It was a chest made of acacia wood covered by gold, 3 ¾ feet in length and 2 ¼ feet wide and high. Within were the two tablets of the Law. It was from above this Ark, between the cherubim attached to the mercy seat resting upon the Ark, tha