Pottery Found During New Search at Türkiye’s “Noah’s Ark” Formation
The pottery fragments were laid out on a table as researchers brought their 2026 field season at the Durupınar Formation to a close. The ship-shaped…
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Radar Built to Find Military Tunnels Tests Turkey’s Noah’s Ark-Shaped Formation
A radar built to find military tunnels and buried objects is now testing what lies beneath Turkey’s Noah’s Ark-shaped Durupınar Formation. Its first survey identified…
Mount Ararat Between Scripture, Identity, and Scholarship: Why the Ark Debate Still Matters
Few mountains carry as much symbolic weight as Mount Ararat. It stands inside modern Türkiye, dominates the skyline of Armenia’s capital, and appears—directly or indirectly—in…
A New Geological Survey near Mount Ararat Revives Debate over the So-Called ‘Noah’s Ark’ Formation
Ceramic fragments uncovered during roadwork hint at human activity in the area as early as the Chalcolithic period The long-debated formation on the slopes of…
Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Idol Unearthed in Armenia’s Urartian Fortress Reveals Hidden Rituals After an Empire’s Fall
Archaeologists working in the ancient Urartian fortress of Argishtikhinili, in modern-day Armenia, have uncovered a striking 2,500-year-old volcanic-stone idol that may rewrite what is known…
Excavations to Begin on 160-meter Mysterious Structure Believed to be Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat
A 160-meter-long rectangular structure, discovered in 1959 on the southern slope of Mount Ararat and long speculated to be Noah’s Ark, is once again under…
Traces of Noah’s Ark Found on Mount Ararat? The Scientific World is Stirred!
Have traces of a legend that has persisted for thousands of years been found on the mysterious slopes of Mount Ararat? Recent discoveries have reignited…