The “Drogue Stones” near the village of Kazan get brought up a lot alongside Mount Ararat’s Noah’s Ark stories, so it’s worth being clear about what’s actually established versus what’s just long-repeated.
The short answer: no, not confirmed
The Drogue Stones have long been proposed as ship anchors — the idea being that they once weighted down a large vessel. But a 1996 study identified them as local andesite, a common volcanic rock found in the region. That study’s conclusion points away from the anchor-stone theory, not toward it.
🔎 Where things stand:
| Claim | Status |
|---|---|
| Drogue Stones are ship anchors | Long-proposed theory, not confirmed |
| Drogue Stones are local andesite | Found by a 1996 study |
| Drogue Stones are part of the 2026 findings | No — not included in this season’s results |
Why this keeps coming up now
The Drogue Stones are a separate, older feature from the 2026 excavation work happening at the Durupınar Formation itself. This year’s season focused on new pottery fragments, soil and core samples, and radar anomalies beneath the boat-shaped formation — none of that work re-examined or re-tested the Drogue Stones. So the 2026 news cycle doesn’t change or update their status; they simply aren’t part of what was studied this time.
What would actually change this
Nothing in the current reporting indicates a new study of the Drogue Stones is underway. If the anchor-stone theory is ever confirmed or further disputed, it would take a dedicated geological or archaeological study of the stones themselves — not the ongoing Durupınar excavation, which is a separate line of research.
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