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Ballard & the Black Sea: The Search for Noah's Flood

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Ballard & the Black Sea: The Search for Noah’s Flood is presented by National Geographic. On this website, join maritime explorer Bob Ballard, who combed the floor of the Black Sea during 1999 and 2000, in search of the remains of ancient dwellings, to buttress a theory that a cataclysmic flood struck the region some 7,000 years ago, swelling the sea and eventually becoming the basis of the Noah story.Find out more about this theory and how other cultures have stories similar to the biblical tale of Noah and the Ark. Read dispatches from this expedition about the progress of the investigative journey.This website also provides related weblinks and materials suggested for further reading on this topic.