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April 2025
Andrew Jones addresses widespread media reports about a planned 2025 excavation, clarifying the project's actual current phase: completing the geophysical surveys and core drilling before any excavation begins.
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A two-year review covering the 7th International Noah's Ark Symposium, soil chemistry results showing 3× more organic material inside the formation, expanded GPR coverage, and Visitor Center planning.
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Recap of the 7th symposium hosted by Şırnak University — international speakers, the inscription border-search report's debut, and new collaborations with Turkish researchers.
Read the full postJune 2022
European documentary team visits the Noah's Ark visitor center to interview Dr. Bayraktutan, while a Turkish science team conducts a field survey of the boat formation.
Read the full postAugust 2021
First public release of the inscription border-search report, documenting the 2014, 2019, and 2021 expeditions to re-photograph the Wyatt 1984 inscriptions on Turkish-Iranian border markers 64–66.
Read the full postAugust 2021
The mayor of Doğubayazıt — the closest city to the Durupınar site — pledges municipal support for the visitor center plans and ongoing research.
Read the full postSince 2018, the Noah's Ark Scans project has been featured in more than 200 news stories worldwide — across television (NBC Today, Fox News, History Channel, Science Channel), major print and online outlets (Daily Mail, NY Post, Jerusalem Post, Popular Mechanics, NDTV), and foreign-language coverage in Turkish, German, Russian, Arabic, and beyond.
Archaeology discovery could PROVE Noah's Ark existed after incredible finding
Pottery fragments found near resting place of biblical boat suggest region was settled at time of Great Flood
Forscher sicher: Hier liegt die Arche Noah
After thousands of years, archaeologists think we've finally found 'Noah's Ark'
Archaeologists 'find' Noah's ark and there's 'proof' of human activity
Have Researchers Found Noah's Ark? A Look at New Evidence
Researchers find 'compelling evidence' of possible Noah's Ark remains in one country
Noah's Ark: Researchers claim they may have found it in Turkey
New evidence has experts believing this is Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark rooms and corridors 'identified' in 'groundbreaking find' on boat-shaped mound
Archaeologists May Have Discovered Ancient Biblical Relic
Durupınar Formation radar scans reveal hidden structures associated with Noah's Ark
Bible archaeologist delivers bombshell new analysis of Noah's Ark site as radar reveals 'angular shapes and hallway'
Is This Noah's Ark? Researcher's Compelling Evidence as Speculation Builds
Noah's Ark site's 'fully preserved' secrets discovered in radar scans
US-based team to launch excavation in Eastern Türkiye
Excavation begins in Türkiye near Mount Ağrı for Noah's Ark
Nuh'un gemisi Ağrı Dağı'nda mı saklı? Tekrar gündemde: 'Tarifle aynı, işareti var'
5,000-Year-Old Boat-Shaped Mound May Be Fossil Of Noah's Ark, Say Researchers
Discovery Supports Biblical Account of Noah's Ark
Tennessee's connection to possible Noah's Ark discovery
Noah's Ark in Turkey
Heyecanlandıran keşif: Nuh'un Gemisi ilk kez 3 boyutlu görüntülendi
3D images of Noah's Ark to be shown in documentary
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