Why people keep looking for Noah's Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains

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A team of researchers from Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey is investigating a long-standing claim: that a boat-shaped geological formation in the country's east contains the remains of Noah's Ark.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:20:15 UTC.

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