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  • 2013-12-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Noah's Ark Found by Explorers in Eastern Turkey? (en)
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  • One of the most familiar accounts found in the Old Testament book of Genesis was the story of Noah's Ark. Upon God's instruction, he built the ark to preserve himself, his family, and the animals of the world. According to scripture, God decided to destroy the world with a flood due to regret over how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth. In that Biblical account, Noah and the ark's other inhabitants found themselves as having survived the cataclysmic deluge that flooded the surface of the Earth. Once the floodwaters receded, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. For many centuries, religious scholars, philosophers, explorers, and others have attempted to determine just where in the world the mountains of Ararat actually are. They've also looked to uncover evidence documenting that the ark described in Genesis did indeed exist. Over the years many different sites have been identified as the place where Noah's Ark came to rest. A number of different expeditions have laid claim to discovering physical evidence of such a vessel. One of those is the Durupinar site, an area in the Mount Tendürek area of eastern Turkey. It is located just north of the Iranian border. Durupinar features a boat-like formation reportedly exposed by heavy rains and earthquakes in 1948. It was named for Turkish Army Captain Ilhan Durupinar. He identified it in a Turkish Air Force aerial photo taken during a NATO mapping mission in October 1959. Photographs of the site were published in Life magazine in 1960. A group from the Archeological Research Foundation surveyed the site in September of that year. Ever since then various claimants, most notably Ron Wyatt, have asserted that the boat-shaped formation found there contained the remains of Noah's Ark: The initial investigation of the site found no evidence of Noah's Ark or any ark. It reported that the object of interest appeared to be nothing more than a natural formation. However, a number of scientific-sounding articles nonetheless still tout findings supported by visual evidence. They also mentioned ground-penetrating radar and laboratory analysis of artifacts retrieved from the ark. These purportedly documented the presence of Noah's Ark at the Durupinar site. However, geologists from Andrew A. Snelling of Answers in Genesis to Lorence G. Collins of California State University Northridge's Department of Geological Sciences have debunked the notion of the Durupinar site as containing anything more than a completely natural geologic rock formation. The former, particularly, has published a point-by-point refutation of numerous claims made about the site. It was summarized briefly as follows: In conclusion, Dr. Snelling noted of Noah's Ark purportedly being found: In February 2021, Ron Wyatt's purported findings were the subject of a misleading online advertisement. It read: Explorers Claim They've Found Evidence of Noah's Ark from Genesis. A variation of the ad read: Scientists Claim They've Finally Found Noah's Ark. Readers who clicked the ads were led to a lengthy slideshow story that spanned dozens of pages. The headline read: Could These Be the Remains of Noah's Ark? The article included the same details about Mount Ararat, Ron Wyatt, as well as purportedly found petrified wood and animal remains from Noah's Ark, and other debunked claims. (en)
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