The Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis

Some researchers believe that a long time ago, the Black Sea was just a small freshwater lake. Then, the Mediterranean Sea broke through a narrow strip of land and flooded the lake with salt water very quickly. This would have been a terrifying event for everyone living there and might be the real Noah's flood. Hear the sound of a small stream suddenly turning into a roaring river. Smell the difference between fresh lake water and salty sea water. Taste a drop of salt water to feel how it takes over the fresh water. Touch the sand on a beach and think about how it used to be a dry forest floor.

One day there was a lake. The next day there was an ocean. 60,000 square miles of home — gone. And the survivors walked into Europe telling the story.

Ryan and Pitman proposed that around 5600 BC, rising Mediterranean levels breached the Bosporus. The resulting deluge: 200 times the force of Niagara Falls, permanently flooding over 60,000 square miles. Forced massive migration of farmers into Europe and Asia, spreading the Great Flood story. A primary candidate for a historical event that Reset the Neolithic Near East.

SOUND: A small stream suddenly turning into a roaring river.

SMELL: The difference between fresh lake water and salty sea water.

TASTE: Salt water taking over fresh water: the invasion you can taste.

TOUCH: Sand on a beach that used to be a dry forest floor.

SIGHT: A map animation of water filling up a low valley: unstoppable.

BODY: Lean forward as if looking over a high cliff at rushing water below.

Music: The Rose by Bette Midler

Part of The Flood & The Reset — MYTHOLOGY — Education Revelation