Noah's Ark: The Durupınar Formation — What the Drill Cores Actually Show
In September 2026, drill bits went into the ground at the Durupınar formation in eastern Turkey — the boat-shaped ridge claimed as the fossilized remains of Noah's Ark — for the first time in 38 years. One bit broke on something harder than limestone. This deep dive covers the full story: the 1959 discovery, Ron Wyatt, David Fasold's famous reversal, what mainstream geologists say the formation really is, the 2021–2026 research program (ground-penetrating radar, soil chemistry, and the 2026 core drilling with lab results due winter 2026–27), and the other candidate landing sites — the Ararat anomaly, Mount Cudi, and Mount Nisir from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
A note on evidence: this video distinguishes carefully between peer-reviewed results, team announcements, and media hype. The 2026 lab results are still pending — the story is open, and this video reports it straight.
Further reading:
Lorence G. Collins & David F. Fasold, "Bogus 'Noah's Ark' from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure," Journal of Geoscience Education 44:4 (1996)
David Fasold, The Ark of Noah (1988)
Noah's Ark Scans — 2026 expedition press release (GlobeNewswire, Sept 23, 2026)