Archaeologists drill at suspected Noah's Ark site in Turkey

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Sept, 01:18 · Archive

Archaeologists are drilling at a boat-shaped rock formation near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.

Archaeologists have begun drilling at the Durupinar site, a boat-shaped rock formation in the Ararat Mountains of eastern Turkey, to investigate whether it could be Noah's Ark. The site measures approximately 300 Egyptian cubits long, matching the dimensions given in the biblical account of Genesis.

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Have they found the real Noah's Ark? It sounds preposterous but on a hillside near Mount Ararat, archaeologists are using robots to examine a boat-shaped structure... and it's exactly the dimensions decreed in the Old TestamentDaily Mail · 26 Sept, 01:02
Archaeologists begin drilling at 'Noah's Ark site' ahead of potential biblical breakthroughGB News · 25 Sept, 06:14

In this story: Noah's Ark Scans · Andrew Jones · Mount Ararat · Turkey

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