Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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There is a man-made object on Mount Ararat with internal chambers and organic material remnants that correspond to the dimensions of Noah's Ark.
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Multiple geologists who have studied this landform, known as the Durupinar site near Mount Ararat, agree it is a natural rock formation rather than a man made structure. Early expeditions that dug and used explosives at the site in 1960 found no archaeological remains or chambers there.
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Is it true that there is a man-made object on Mount Ararat with internal chambers and organic material remnants that correspond to the dimensions of Noah's Ark?
No, not as stated. Multiple geologists who have studied this landform, known as the Durupinar site near Mount Ararat, agree it is a natural rock formation rather than a man made structure. Early expeditions that dug and used explosives at the site in 1960 found no archaeological remains or chambers there. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 2:25:13. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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