Press
Press wave: "fresh clues" at Durupınar spark renewed debate
Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom re-reported the 2023 sample results; Israel Hayom also cited Lorence Collins' 2016 work concluding the formation is natural.
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
Organisation
University whose labs analysed Durupınar samples in the 2022–2023 project.
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2025 1 entry
2024 1 entry
- Press
Jerusalem Post: Durupınar findings "could restart" the Ark search
The Jerusalem Post, citing The Sun, reported the research team's sample dating and marine materials and said the findings revived interest in the site.
2023 1 entry
- Study
Durupınar samples reported as 3,500-5,000 years old
AİÇÜ vice rector Faruk Kaya said initial İTÜ lab results found clayey and marine materials and indicated human activity since the Chalcolithic, adding dating alone cannot show the ship is there.
2022 1 entry
- Expedition
İTÜ and AİÇÜ team collects samples at the Durupınar formation
The "Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark Research Team" from Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University and Istanbul Technical University collected about 30 rock and soil samples at the site.