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Evidence of historic flood found at 'Noah's Ark' site in Turkey

By T.K. Randall
March 12, 2025 · Comment icon 8 comments
The Durupinar site in Turkey.
Could this really be Noah's Ark ? Image Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 Zorka Sojka
New findings suggest that the location of the Durupinar formation was underwater around 5,000 years ago.
Whether or not you believe it ever existed at all, the final resting place of Noah's Ark - the biblical vessel that was said to have carried two of every animal to safety after a devastating flood swallowed the land - has remained a mystery since ancient times.

One site in particular - known as the Durupinar formation - is thought by some to be the petrified remains of the ark itself. Vaguely resembling the shape of a vessel, it is situated in Turkey approximately 3km north of the Iranian border and around 6,500ft above sea level.

What's more, its size seems to roughly match that of the ark which is described in the Bible as being "a length of three hundred cubits, a width of fifty cubits, and a height of thirty cubits."

Now a new study has found even more evidence to link the formation to the story of Noah in the form of clues indicating that the entire region was underwater at the time of the biblical Great Flood.
30 samples of soil and rock from the site were analyzed and determined to contain clay-like materials, marine deposits and even traces of small shellfish dating back around 3,500 - 5,000 years.

"Our studies show that this region harboured life in that period and that, at some point, it was covered by water, which reinforces the possibility that a catastrophic event of great magnitude occurred," the international team of researchers wrote.

Although the findings don't confirm that the Durupinar formation is Noah's Ark itself, they add to the growing body of evidence suggesting that the site - which is situated near Mount Ararat - may be connected to the biblical story of Noah and the flood.

Whether it will ever be possible to definitively conclude that the formation really is Noah's biblical vessel, however, remains to be seen.

Source: Mail Online | Comments (8)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by NCC1701 7 days ago
Do they really believe anyone takes this serious?
Comment icon #2 Posted by OverSword 7 days ago
If it's true that there is evidence that the site was under water five thousand years ago, that is a trip.  It's easy to believe that what are now the sides of mountains were at one time ancient sea beds like the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas but for a mountain side to have been under water such a short time ago defies natural explanation.
Comment icon #3 Posted by GAZUK 7 days ago
But they KNOW there is no evidence of a boat there and that it is just a geological formation. That was established 30 years or more, ago. Why are people stirring up this old tosh again?
Comment icon #4 Posted by Tom1200 7 days ago
Use this site to gauge the general public's ability to forget facts, and their appetite for the farcical. Every couple of months one of the die-hards churns out yet another lame argument for, or interpretation of, x, y or z woo nonsense.  Normal, reasonable, sincere punters then spent approximately 500 posts trying to gently explain why that just ain't so.  Eventually the pyramidiot and their argument fades away... ... just to bounce back in a slightly different form a few weeks later.  And we all start again, using science and reasoning and evidence to try to influence someone who is obvio... [More]
Comment icon #5 Posted by superman73 7 days ago
They've been saying this for at least twenty years.
Comment icon #6 Posted by Djehuty 6 days ago
I remember that the remains of stables were once found in this area. The believers immediately pounced on them and claimed that they were the stables of the ark. But in reality, they were just the remains of cattle sheds that the people who lived in the area used for their livestock. Some people just need something to keep them in line. That's why long-disproved claims are rehashed again and again.  
Comment icon #7 Posted by Essan 6 days ago
So, 5,000 years ago there were ponds or streams in the area     Now, find proof that everywhere on the planet.  Everywhere.   No exceptions.  Has evidence of being under salt water 5,000 years ago, and maybe you're on to something      Meanwhile, it's still a geological formation and not the remains of a big wooden box  (remember: Noah didn't build a boat, he built an ark)
Comment icon #8 Posted by Earl.Of.Trumps 4 days ago
What's new for me here is that part of the mountain at 6,800 ft. was covered in water. It reminds me of the fresh water lake Titicaca, at 12,500 feet that has seahorses


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