Noah’s Ark is among the best known and most captivating of all Old Testament stories. After creating humans, God became so displeased with them that he struck Earth with an all-encompassing ...

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

The team’s objective is a 538-foot geological structure called the Durupinar site, a boat-shaped mound that uncannily matches the precise measurements of Noah’s ark as described in the Book of ...