What changed
A 2026 team led by archaeologists from Sivas Cumhuriyet University has carried out new geophysical scans and extensive core drilling at Turkey’s Durupınar Formation, under permits from Turkish authorities and with support from Noah’s Ark Scans.
The roughly 157-metre, boat-shaped formation near Mount Ararat reportedly produced linear subsurface reflections and organic layers. That has reopened the question of whether the site is connected to flood traditions, including the story of Noah’s Ark.
Why it matters
The new work adds physical material to a debate that has lasted since the formation was photographed from the air in 1959. But it does not yet settle what that material means.
Earlier peer-reviewed analysis concluded that Durupınar’s shape came from tectonic folding, erosion and volcanic mudflows. The new scans and cores could challenge that interpretation only if laboratory analysis shows that the organic layers or reflections point to human construction rather than ordinary geology.
That is the key next step. The campaign has produced intriguing signs, but complete scan results, laboratory findings and an independent peer-reviewed conclusion have not been provided. Until they are, the formation remains a striking natural landmark at the centre of an old argument, not a confirmed vessel.
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