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Final site of Noah’s Ark spotted in centuries-old map — matching real-life location long speculated as the buried Biblical relic

Nypost · · 645 words · By Ben Cost
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Archaeologists could be one step closer to locating Noah’s Ark’s final resting spot after noticing a peculiar feature on a 440-year-old world map called the Planisphere.

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Techniques found 3
Topics 2

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What happened

Archaeologists could be one step closer to locating Noah’s Ark’s final resting spot after noticing a peculiar feature on a 440-year-old world map called the Planisphere.

Why it matters

Created in 1587 by Italian cartographer Urbano Monte, this sprawling opus consists of 60 hand-drawn sheets that can be assembled into a 10-foot-wide circle, making it the largest known early map of the world.

Common ground

The Planisphere, housed at Stanford University’s David Rumsey Map Center, features intricate illustrations of continents, far-off lands, and mythical monsters, all arranged in a layout that places the North Pole at the center.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Authority, Cherry Picking: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/science/ancient-map-allegedly-shows-real-life-loca…

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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Appeal to Authority 70% confidence
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Cherry Picking 60% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “fossils of ancient coral and seashells exhumed near the so-called repository, which sits roughly 6,500 feet above sea level”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided in the search results regarding fossils of coral or seashells at the site.
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Claim 2: “Noah’s Ark used ground-penetrating radar to reveal a series of corridors traversing the middle of the “boat” and alongside the inside edge of the possible ship, leading to a central cavity dubbed the atrium.”
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Multiple sources report that GPR and LiDAR scans revealed corridors and a central cavity/atrium at the site.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Researchers claim to have detected a network of corridors running through the structure, including a central cavity described as an “atrium,” ...Researchers claim to have found Noah's Ar…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1660866237657971/posts/24233…
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web search NEUTRAL — The larger area appears to be a corridor or atrium, and is about 40 meters long70. ... GPR/LiDAR In 2019, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and LiDAR were performed ...
https://www.academia.edu/72727219/The_Durupinar_Site_and_the…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2025 · Reanalysed 2019 ground-penetrating radar scans reveal a 234-foot corridor and room-like formations 20 feet underground. The angular shapes and ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/13-foot-tunnel-runs-u…
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Claim 3: “the dimensions of the supposed ark’s gravesite matched the biblical measurements describing it as 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high — roughly 515 feet by 86 feet by 52 feet.”
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While the claim suggests the site matches biblical dimensions (approx 515ft), Wikipedia explicitly states the Durupinar site is a geological formation of 164 metres (538 feet). While the numbers are close, the nature of the site is described as a geological formation rather than a man-made structure matching specific biblical cubits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Searches for Noah's Ark have been reported since antiquity, as ancient scholars sought to affirm the historicity of the Genesis flood narrative by citing accounts of relics recovered from the Ark. Wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searches_for_Noah's_Ark
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Franklin Fasold (February 23, 1939 – April 26, 1998) was a United States Merchant Marine officer and salvage expert who is best known for his 1988 book The Ark of Noah, chronicling his early exp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fasold
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Durupınar site (Turkish: Durupınar sitesi) is a geological formation of 164 metres (538 feet) made of limonite on Mount Tendürek, adjacent to the village of Üzengili in eastern Anatolia or Turkey.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durupınar_site
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Claim 4: “One of its most notable features, however, is an alleged depiction of Noah’s Ark resting in Turkey’s Ararat mountains”
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Multiple web sources report that the Planisphere allegedly depicts the location of Noah's Ark in the mountains of Ararat in Turkey.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The Ark's supposal final resting spot in the mountains of Ararat in modern-day Turkey ... the Planisphere's depiction “was same location ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/science/ancient-map-allegedly-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... ... mountains of Ararat in modern-day Turkey. Article continues below ... The formation lies around 18 miles south of Mount Ararat and has attracted ...
https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/2210484/noahs-ark-map…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 11, 2025 ... Noah's Ark Discovery: Radar Scans in Turkey Reveal Hidden Structure Beneath Mountains of Ararat Read more:...
https://www.facebook.com/catholiconline/posts/noahs-ark-disc…
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Claim 5: “Created in 1587 by Italian cartographer Urbano Monte, this sprawling opus consists of 60 hand-drawn sheets that can be assembled into a 10-foot-wide circle, making it the largest known early map of the world.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the map was created in 1587 by Urbano Monte, consists of 60 sheets, forms a large circle/square, and is the largest known early world map.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A centaur ( SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: κένταυρος, romanized: kéntauros; Latin: centaurus), occasionally hippocentaur, collectively called the Centaurs or the Ixionidae (Ancient Greek: Ἰξιονίδαι,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur
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web search NEUTRAL — Created in 1587 by Italian cartographer Urbano Monte, this sprawling opus consists of 60 hand-drawn sheets that can be assembled into a 10-foot-wide circle, making it the largest known early map of th…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/science/ancient-map-allegedly-…
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web search NEUTRAL — This extraordinary 60 sheet manuscript world map or planisphere is the largest known early map of the world. It was hand drawn by Monte in Milan, Italy, and only one other manuscript copy exists.
https://nagatodharma.medium.com/the-earth-chronicles-1-the-w…
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Claim 6: “In 2024, we took 88 random soil samples inside and outside of that ship shape... the soil inside the ship shape had three times more organic matter than right outside, and 38 per cent more potassium.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding 2024 soil samples, organic matter, or potassium levels.
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Claim 7: “Genesis 8:4 notably states that the legendary vessel ended up on the “mountains of Ararat” following the 150-day Great Flood that inundated the Earth.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Mount Ararat is traditionally considered the resting-place of Noah's Ark and references the biblical narrative.
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web search NEUTRAL — Genesis is part of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible (or Pentateuch). Tradition credits Moses as the Torah's author. However, there is scholarly consensus that the Book of Genesis was compo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Genesis
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web search NEUTRAL — Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-lasting and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(band)
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web search NEUTRAL — Ararat and Noah's ark on the Erdapfel by Martin Behaim, c. 1490.[84].is translated as "mountains of Armenia" (montes Armeniae) in the Vulgate.[88] Nevertheless, Ararat is traditionally considered the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ararat
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Claim 8: “The Planisphere, housed at Stanford University’s David Rumsey Map Center, features intricate illustrations of continents, far-off lands, and mythical monsters, all arranged in a layout that places the North Pole at the center.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic definitions of 'planisphere' (star charts) and unrelated Wikipedia entries on the Renaissance and Song dynasty. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming the map is housed at Stanford's David Rumsey Map Center or its specific layout centering the North Pole.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European powers employed sailors and geographers to map and explore North America with the goal of economic, religious and military expansion. The combative and rapid nature of this exploration is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_North_America
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Renaissance (UK: rin-AY-sənss, US: REN-ə-sahnss) was a European period of history and cultural movement taking place at the end of the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern era…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Song dynasty ( SUUNG) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_dynasty
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Claim 9: “In a viral X post, independent researcher Jimmy Corsetti claimed that the Planisphere’s depiction “was same location” and length as the Durupinar site,” the peculiar “ship-shaped” formation near said mountains.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that researcher Jimmy Corsetti claimed on X (Twitter) that the map's depiction matches the location and length of the Durupinar site.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · In a viral X post, independent researcher Jimmy Corsetti claimed that the Planisphere's depiction “was same location” and length as the ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/science/ancient-map-allegedly-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Independent researcher Jimmy Corsetti posted online: "The same location as the Durupinar site, virtually the exact same length. Coincidence ...
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/208523/location-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · ... Durupınar site. Independent researcher Jimmy Corsetti wrote online: 'The same location as the Durupinar site, virtually the exact same length.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/noah-s-ark-mystery-dee…
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Claim 10: “infrared thermography (IRT), a heat-sensing tech that can detect formations deep underground, detected “a ship-shaped hull still preserved deep in the soil.””
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Web search results confirm that infrared thermography was used and indicated a ship-shaped hull underground.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 1, 2019 ... Given the documented environmental conditions, the positioning and orientation of the boat, J.N. Allinson Associates, Inc. is of the opinion ...
https://irinfo.org/articles/02-01-2019-allinson
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 ... and infrared thermography, the team detected a network ... Ground-penetrating radar and infrared thermography indicated a ship-shaped hull ...
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/insight/underground-corridors…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 27, 2023 ... We try to make ships more efficient by understanding the influence of hull imperfections on their performance. Bagus Nugroho, a brown-skinned ...
https://research.unimelb.edu.au/strengths/updates/news/bette…
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