Archaeologists have uncovered ceramic fragments estimated to be around 7,000 years old near Turkey’s Durupinar Formation, a boat-shaped geological structure that has long been linked by some researchers to Noah’s Ark.
The pottery was discovered during road construction near Mount Ararat and points to human presence in the area during the Chalcolithic period (approximately 5500–3000 BC).
According to Turkish academic Dr. Faruk Kaya, the age of the ceramics corresponds closely with traditional biblical timelines associated with the Flood described in Genesis.
Researchers involved say these findings add weight to ongoing speculation that the Durupinar site could be connected to the biblical account. This comes alongside earlier radar surveys of the formation, which revealed underground anomalies resembling internal corridors and layered structures—features that some believe are consistent with the Bible’s description of the Ark.
