Ark Tracker Updated

Every claim to have found Noah's Ark, and what came of it

8 new since 30 Oct 2026

92 entries

Ancient and medieval accounts 93–1307

  1. Claim · NewJosephus: Ark relics shown in ArmeniaClaimed
  2. Claim · NewEpiphanius: remains shown in CardyaeiClaimed
  3. Ornate 1698 reliquary at Etchmiadzin Cathedral said to contain a plank from Noah's ArkClaim · NewLegend of an Ark plank at EtchmiadzinClaimed
  4. Claim · NewHeraclius said to climb Mount JudiClaimed
  5. Panorama of the Cudi Dağı ridge, identified with al-Jūdī (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewQur'an names al-Jūdī as landing placeClaimed
  6. Claim · NewHayton reports a black object on AraratClaimed

Early explorers 1829–1952

  1. Map of the lands between the Black and Caspian Seas from Parrot's 1834 book Reise zum AraratExpedition · NewFirst recorded ascent of AraratClaimed
  2. James Bryce's 1877 sketch of Great and Little Ararat from the north-eastClaim · NewBryce reports hewn wood on AraratClaimed
  3. Press · NewNZ Herald April Fools' Ark storyDebunked
  4. Claim · NewNouri says he found the Ark on AraratClaimed
  5. Press · NewNew Eden runs the Roskovitsky storyDebunked
  6. Rebuttal · NewPresent Truth questions Ark storiesDebunked
  7. Press · NewAP: farmer reports a petrified shipDisputed
  8. Expedition · NewSmith expedition finds no ArkClaimed
  9. Expedition · NewFrench expedition finds no traceClaimed

Navarra, Durupınar and Wyatt 1955–1988

  1. Mount Ararat seen from Doğubayazıt (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewNavarra says he found Ark timberDebunked
  2. The boat-shaped Durupınar ridge in 2009 (site photo, not the 1959 aerial image)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewBoat shape spotted in aerial photoDisputed
  3. The Durupınar formation in 2007 (site photo, not of the 1960 survey)Site photo, not of this eventExpedition · New1960 survey: Durupınar shape is naturalDisputed
  4. Expedition · NewSEARCH expedition recovers more woodDebunked
  5. Interview · NewHagopian says he saw the Ark as a boyDisputed
  6. Claim · NewHaji Yearam's deathbed story circulatesDisputed
  7. Press · NewFilm “In Search of Noah's Ark” releasedDisputed
  8. The Durupınar formation seen from the visitor-centre bluff in 2019 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewRon Wyatt promotes Durupınar as the ArkDisputed
  9. Mount Ararat photographed from orbit in 2001 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventExpedition · NewAstronaut Irwin hurt on AraratClaimed
  10. Expedition · NewWyatt and Fasold radar surveyDebunked
  11. Expedition · NewIrwin climbs under military escortClaimed
  12. Expedition · NewIrwin team limited to aerial surveyClaimed
  13. Claim · NewFasold publishes “The Ark of Noah”Disputed

Hoaxes, spy photos and NAMI 1992–2020

  1. Rebuttal · NewICR: no sighting substantiatedDisputed
  2. Rebuttal · NewSnelling rejects the Durupınar “Ark”Disputed
  3. Interview · NewFasold credits farmer ReshitDisputed
  4. Press · NewCBS airs Jammal's Ark storyDebunked
  5. Oblique view of Mount Ararat from the International Space Station, 2021 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventInterview · NewJammal admits CBS Ark story was a hoaxDebunked
  6. Study · NewCIA memo: imagery search inconclusiveDisputed
  7. Expedition · NewFasold and Plimer: not a boatDisputed
  8. Grainy 1949 US aerial photo of the snow-covered 'Ararat anomaly'Study · NewDIA releases “Ararat anomaly” photosDisputed
  9. The Durupınar ridge in 2009 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventStudy · NewCollins & Fasold: a geologic structureSupported
  10. Rebuttal · NewCourt rules in Plimer v RobertsDisputed
  11. Press · NewInsight runs anomaly satellite imagesDisputed
  12. Claim · NewMcGivern announces anomaly expeditionClaimed
  13. Claim · NewHong Kong team says it found Ark partsClaimed
  14. Press · NewCNN reports satellite anomaly studyDisputed
  15. Claim · NewBASE Institute: Ark “candidate” in IranDisputed
  16. Study · NewPaper: a slumped limestone blockSupported
  17. Rebuttal · NewEric Cline criticises Ark “discoveries”Disputed
  18. Mount Ararat's north side from the Iğdır plain (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewNAMI claims wooden Ark on AraratDisputed
  19. Rebuttal · NewRandall Price says NAMI find may be hoaxDisputed
  20. Interview · NewNAMI stands by its claimDisputed
  21. Expedition · NewSearcher Donald Mackenzie goes missingClaimed
  22. Rebuttal · NewSnelling questions NAMI's woodDisputed
  23. Rebuttal · NewICR questions NAMI seminary talkDisputed
  24. Study · NewCollins: “wood” is basaltSupported
  25. Rebuttal · NewICR: the Ark has not been foundDisputed
  26. Rebuttal · NewFeagans on Ark pseudoarchaeologyDisputed

Durupınar revival 2022–now

  1. Rebuttal · NewNatGeo: Ark hunting a “fool's errand”Disputed
  2. Expedition · NewTurkish universities sample DurupınarDisputed
  3. Hills around the Durupınar formation in 2009 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventStudy · NewSamples reported 3,500–5,000 years oldClaimed
  4. Study · NewJones publishes radar and LiDAR studyDisputed
  5. Press · NewJPost: findings “could restart” searchDisputed
  6. Press · NewPress wave over “fresh clues”Disputed
  7. Press · NewDaily Mail: scientists plan to digDisputed
  8. Claim · NewNoah's Ark Scans claims man-made structureDisputed
  9. Rebuttal · NewIFLScience urges cautionDisputed
  10. The Durupınar formation under snow, February 2024 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventStudy · NewMTA geologist: a landslide formationSupported
  11. Rebuttal · NewAiG: headlines recycle refuted claimsDisputed
  12. Panorama of Üzengili, the visitor centre, Mount Ararat and the Durupınar formation, 2023 (site photo, not of the 2026 work)Site photo, not of this eventExpedition · New2026 field season: radar and drillingDisputed
  13. Rebuttal · NewDoğruluk Payı fact-checkDisputed
  14. Rebuttal · NewSkeptical Inquirer on “rediscoveries”Disputed
  15. The boat-shaped Durupınar ridge in 2009 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventClaim · NewRadar report: Durupınar “not geological”Disputed
  16. Rebuttal · NewICR: natural geology fits betterDisputed
  17. Press · NewGovernor: no scientific certainty yetDisputed
  18. Interview · NewJones: cores hit “mainly soil”Disputed
  19. Rebuttal · NewKen Ham: AiG doubts Durupınar ArkDisputed
  20. Greater and Lesser Ararat from the Armenian side (site photo; the viral videos are not shown)Site photo, not of this eventRebuttal · NewViral Ark dig videos found AI-generatedDebunked
  21. Study · NewAtila presents interim radar resultsClaimed
  22. Press · NewLa Trobe robot deployed at DurupınarDisputed
  23. Rebuttal · NewARJ paper reassesses Durupınar claimsDisputed
  24. Claim · NewWitzke says team is near proving ArkDisputed
  25. The Durupınar formation seen from the visitor-centre bluff in 2019 (site photo, not of this event)Site photo, not of this eventRebuttal · NewEngineers’ chamber: claims lack supportDisputed
  26. Interview · NewJerusalem Post visits DurupınarDisputed
  27. Claim · NewWitzke says Atila endorsed the radar reportDisputed
  28. Interview · NewWitzke interview with LifeSiteNewsDisputed
  29. Claim · NewNAS: wood sent for carbon datingClaimed
  30. Rebuttal · NewFact-check: wood claim unverifiedDisputed
  31. Claim · NewNAS: charred wood from 30 feet downClaimed
  32. Claim · NewWitzke: wood tested for pitchClaimed
  33. Claim · NewNAS: 300+ samples recapClaimed
  34. Interview · NewJones interview with CharismaClaimed
  35. Interview · NewJones on Lostroh showClaimed
  36. Press · NewBaptist Press: hope and cautionDisputed
  37. Interview · NewJones and Witzke on NewsNationClaimed
  38. Claim · NewNAS 'inside the hull' footageClaimed

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