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Archaeology News: Discovery reignites search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey’s mountains
Discovery reignites search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey’s mountains
The Durupinar formation closely resembles the biblical description of Noah’s Ark: “A length of three hundred cubits, a width of fifty cubits, and a height of thirty cubits.”
The boat-shaped mound lies just two miles from the Turkey-Iran border (photo credit: CREATIVE COMMONS)
A team of archaeologists and scientists has made a discovery that could restart the search for Noah’s Ark in the mountains of eastern Turkey, the Sun reported on Saturday.
The Durupinar formation, a boat-shaped mound located two miles from the Turkey-Iran border, was first discovered by a Kurdish farmer in 1948.
However, an international team of experts did not begin a scientific analysis of the formation until the summer of 2021.
Accurate size
The Sun report stated that the Durupinar formation's physical characteristics closely resemble the biblical description of Noah’s Ark.
Genesis chapter 6, verse 15 in the Hebrew Bible, describes the ark as having "a length of three hundred cubits, a width of fifty cubits, and a height of thirty cubits.”
Durupınar site in eastern Turkey (credit: The Sun)
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