Big one: in 2026 a permitted scientific expedition worked the Durupinar Formation on Mount Ararat for the first time, led by a Turkish professor of archaeology with Noah's Ark Scans and an international team. The boat-shaped feature, exposed by a 1949 earthquake, measures exactly 515 ft by 50 ft. It has been debated for 67 years, and a permitted summer 2026 dig is described as still forthcoming ⛰️🚢
2026 permitted expedition scans 515-ft boat-shaped formation on Mount Ararat
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📍 Durupinar
Key facts
- Ancient Sumerian maps are said to reference the formation's location, and Irving Finkel was credited with decoding those maps in the 1980s or early 1990s and building a replica ark from Mesopotamian tablets
- The boat-shaped formation was reportedly exposed by a violent earthquake in 1949 and measures exactly 515 feet long by 50 feet wide, said to match the dimensions of Noah's ark in Genesis
- The site was originally found by a shepherd and was identified by Turkish pilot Captain Durupinar in 1959
- The formation has been debated for 67 years as a candidate resting place of Noah's ark
- In 2026 a permitted scientific expedition worked the Durupinar Formation for the first time, led by a Turkish professor of archaeology in partnership with the American group Noah's Ark Scans and an international team
- Noah's Ark Scans states the formation is the resting place of Noah's Ark, while a permitted summer 2026 dig was described as forthcoming
- The panel noted Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and Utnapishtim predate the biblical flood story by thousands of years
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Drilling begins at 'Noah's Ark' site as researchers probe ...nypost.com
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Noah's Ark Project Detailsnoahsarkscans.com
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Noah's Ark Photos & Gallerynoahsarkscans.com
Photographs of the Durupınar Noah's Ark boat formation from 1959 to present, including Ara Güler's iconic image, drone surveys, GPR scan visualizations, ...
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