Black Sea find may explain Noah's flood: Artifacts discovered in 300 feet of water suggest another site for cradle of civilization.(USA) From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: September 15, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

For years, a swath of land between two Middle Eastern rivers has been widely viewed as the "cradle of civilization," where early humans first developed agriculture, language, and later political and legal institutions.

But new archaeological finds from beneath the Black Sea hint that the Tigris and Euphrates may not have been the birthplace of civilization, or at least they may have had competition.

A team of researchers announced this week that they have foun...

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