Ancient (Lost) Civilization in Persian Gulf

[Astronuc]

Lost Civilization May Have Existed Beneath the Persian Gulf

Veiled beneath the Persian Gulf, a once-fertile landmass may have supported some of the earliest humans outside Africa some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago, a new review of research suggests.

At its peak, the floodplain now below the Gulf would have been about the size of Great Britain, and then shrank as water began to flood the area. Then, about 8,000 years ago, the land would have been swallowed up by the Indian Ocean, the review scientist said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101210/sc_livescience/lostcivilizationmayhaveexistedbeneaththepersiangulf

 

[jambaugh]

May have... as in no actual artifacts, just speculation based on climate. It looks like a zero information news article.

 

[WhoWee]

How much sand and silt might now cover any potential evidence?

 

[baywax]

Lost Civilization May Have Existed Beneath the Persian Gulf

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101210/sc_livescience/lostcivilizationmayhaveexistedbeneaththepersiangulf

Here we're seeing more underwater archaeology in motion. Thanks for the info Astronuc,

If its as promising as the Bay of Cambay in India, there will be mortar or bricks with straw in them which is perfect for carbon dating. If not, there will be flint knapped basalt or quartz... etc... that will suggest a period along with the sedimentary record in-situ.

 

[thorium1010]

There had been flooding in some parts of this region (including the persian gulf ) in the ancient times, could this be the source of flood myth in the middle east which eventually found its way into the scriptures.

And there's a hint of mythology here, too, Rose pointed out. "Nearly every civilization living in southern Mesopotamia has told some form of the flood myth. While the names might change, the content and structure are consistent from 2,500 B.C. to the Genesis account to the Qur'anic version," Rose said.

http://www.livescience.com/10340-lost-civilization-existed-beneath-persian-gulf.html"

 

[baywax]

There had been flooding in some parts of this region (including the persian gulf ) in the ancient times, could this be the source of flood myth in the middle east which eventually found its way into the scriptures.



http://www.livescience.com/10340-lost-civilization-existed-beneath-persian-gulf.html"

There was a 120 ft rise in sea level during the melt water pulse of caused by the melting of the last glacial maximum. That's why there are stories about floods found throughout the world.