Researchers investigating the boat-shaped Durupınar formation in eastern Türkiye have moved beyond radar scans and surface surveys and are now physically drilling into the site, producing one of the most direct tests yet of claims surrounding the possible location of Noah’s Ark.

As the world celebrates the holiday season, a remarkable archaeological discovery in Turkey sheds new light on the historical figure behind the legend of Santa Claus. Excavations at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Antalya, have uncovered a limestone sarcophagus that may be the original burial site of Saint Nicholas, the 4th-century Greek bishop whose acts of generosity inspired the cherished Christmas icon.