Expedition
1960 survey concludes the Durupınar shape is natural
An Archaeological Research Foundation team including George Vandeman, İlhan Durupınar and Arthur Brandenberger dug and dynamited at the site and found only soil and rocks.
İlhan Durupınar
Discoverer · Person
Turkish army captain and cartographer who spotted the boat-shaped formation later named after him in 1959 aerial imagery.
2 disputed
1960 1 entry
1959 1 entry
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Boat-shaped formation near Doğubayazıt spotted in aerial imagery
Turkish army captain İlhan Durupınar identified a boat-shaped formation south of Ararat in Turkish Air Force survey photos, prompting speculation it was the Ark.