New Scans Suggest Noah's Ark Site Contains Man-Made Structure
Radar imaging reveals subterranean object with organized internal features, differing from natural geological formations.
A research project has announced that new radar scans of a boat-shaped mound in eastern Turkey, long believed by some to be the resting place of Noah's Ark, reveal a man-made structure beneath the surface. The preliminary report from the private research group Noah's Ark Scans indicates that the 515-foot formation at the Durupınar site in Turkey's Ağrı Province contains an object that is not natural rock.
Dr. Khosrow Bakhtar, an engineer who developed the BakhtarRadar system for U.S. defense agencies, conducted the scans. His system, originally designed to detect buried tunnels and hidden structures, was used to investigate the Durupınar mound. The scans concluded that the object beneath the mound is an organized, man-made structure with internal corridors, chambers, and hallways.
According to biblical accounts, Noah's Ark carried humanity and pairs of all animals to survive a catastrophic flood. Bakhtar stated that the radar images showed organized internal features, including repeating lines, angles, and open passageways, which are not characteristic of natural geological formations like rock or mudflow. "Natural ground does not organize itself into corridors, chambers and hallways," Bakhtar explained. "A solid geological mass would not have returned this signature."
The research team also reported that physical core drilling conducted in late September 2026 found a layer rich in organic material about 12 to 15 feet down inside the formation. Samples from this drilling are undergoing testing at external laboratories to determine if they contain decayed wood.
The full radar scan is expected to be completed by November 2026, with further laboratory results to follow. A subsequent phase of the investigation will focus on testing for ancient animal DNA within the structure's mapped voids. Andrew Jones, Vice President of the Noah's Ark Research Project, expressed confidence that the findings confirm a man-made structure, adding that definitive proof of it being Noah's Ark will likely come from the identification of ancient animal DNA.
