Durupinar Site
Referenced in 2 episodes
Definition
A boat-shaped landform about 515 feet long near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, first photographed from the air in 1959. Some Christian researchers claim it is the remains of Noah's Ark, while geologists generally describe it as a natural formation.
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Ismael Cala: The Art of Listening to Yourself
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Former CNN en Español host Ismael Cala discusses his book 'The Art of Listening to Yourself,' describing how he overcame a family history of suicide and mental illness in Cuba through meditation, mentors, and intuition. He introduces the 'piñata mind,' his idea that our minds are stuffed with beliefs and fears put there by others. Host Cliff Dunning opens the episode by arguing that the Durupinar formation near Mount Ararat, recently promoted as Noah's Ark, is just a natural rock formation.
Special Edition: The Search for Noah's Ark
Earth AncientsOct 3, 2026
A boat-shaped landform near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, known as the Durupinar site, is back in the headlines after new ground-penetrating radar analysis suggested hidden tunnels, voids, and right-angled structures beneath it. Host Cliff Dunning traces the site's history from its 1959 aerial discovery through the expeditions of Ron Wyatt and David Fasold, including their claims about giant anchor stones and coded ancient coordinates. He then weighs those claims against Assyriologist Irving Finkel's cuneiform research, which describes flood arks as round or cube-shaped, and concludes the formation is a natural rock feature rather than Noah's Ark.