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2.23.2009

Ancient Black Sea Flood: Nuisance or Calamity?

by Emily Sohn, Discovery News
Photo of the Black Sea
The Black Sea | Discovery News Video

Something happened along the shores of the Black Sea about 9,500 years ago. According to one theory, a huge flood suddenly drowned the landscape, forcing some of the planet's first farmers to move elsewhere.

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