A team from Sivas Cumhuriyet University is giving the Durupinar formation — a 538-foot boat-shaped feature 18 miles south of Mount Ararat — another serious look. Ground-penetrating radar picked up subsurface features at 3–7 meters with some forming right-angle corners. Soil samples inside showed ~40% higher organic carbon than surrounding soil, and a drill bit shattered at 4–5 meters on what they think is petrified wood. A camera robot found layered organic material with no bedrock, and core samples from 18 meters are awaiting lab analysis — results expected in 2027. Archaeologist Aaron Judkins cautions nothing is peer-reviewed yet.
2025 Sivas Cumhuriyet University expedition finds right-angle features and organic layers at Durupinar
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- A team from Sivas Cumhuriyet University conducted modern investigations at the Durupinar formation, a 538-foot-long boat-shaped feature 18 miles south of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.
- Ground-penetrating radar revealed subsurface features at 3-7 meters depth with regular edges, some intersecting at right angles forming corners.
- Soil samples from inside the formation showed approximately 40% higher organic carbon than surrounding soil.
- A percussion drill bit shattered after hitting something at about 4-5 meters depth; the team attributes this to petrified wood.
- Core samples were retrieved from 18 meters depth and are being analyzed in labs in Ankara, with results expected in 2027.
- A camera robot lowered through drill holes recorded layers of organic material with no bedrock encountered in any of the drilled holes.
- Ceramic/pottery fragments were recovered during excavation; no dating has been performed on them yet.
- Archaeologist Aaron Judkins noted the findings are not yet peer-reviewed and no traditional excavation has been conducted.
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