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October 13, 2026

Noah’s Ark Found? Probably Not

An old discovery resurfaces.

This coming Shabbat, synagogues read the story of Noah, whose famous vessel, Genesis relates, landed on “the mountains of Ararat.” Working near the mountain presently known as Ararat (located in eastern Turkey close to the Armenian border), a team of researchers has announced that it might have discovered the remains of the ark itself. The team, led by Cenker Atila, has used sophisticated radar and drilling techniques, but Natan Slifkin is unimpressed:

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