BLACK SEA deluge hypothesis: real flood that inspired Noah's story. The BLACK SEA was a freshwater lake before 7,500 years ago Mediterranean Sea breached the Bosphorus Strait in modern-day Turkey Water surged at force of 200 Niagara Falls, carving a channel over 300 feet deep
Around 7,500 years ago, the Mediterranean Sea breached the Bosphorus Strait with force equal to 200 Niagara Falls. 27,000 square miles flooded almost overnight. Columbia University geologists Ryan and Pitman propose this triggered climate refugees who spread flood traditions worldwide, including the Gilgamesh epic
Key Facts
- The BLACK SEA was a freshwater lake before 7,500 years ago
- Mediterranean Sea breached the Bosphorus Strait in modern-day Turkey
- Water surged at force of 200 Niagara Falls, carving a channel over 300 feet deep
- Saltwater flooded the BLACK SEA Basin at one mile per day pace
- 27,000 square miles may have been submerged almost overnight
- Columbia University geologists William Ryan and Walter Pitman proposed this in 1997
- Sediment cores show freshwater shells beneath marine mud
- Critics argue water level rise was only 100 feet, not 260 feet
- Flood may have created climate refugees who spread across Europe and Middle East
- Flood stories exist in cultures worldwide including Gilgamesh epic
Related site: BLACK SEA — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: 5 Ancient Apocalypses That Actually Happened by Dark5 Ancient Mysteries