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ARQUEOLOGÍA: Se encuentra una víctima de la inundación del Mar Negro
Resumen
Los arqueólogos descubrieron un antiguo asentamiento sumergido en el Mar Negro, lo que respalda las teorías de un masivo evento de inundación antigua que puede haber desplazado a las poblaciones neolíticas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- Geología Geología Geología.
- La Antropología Antropología Antropología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La evidencia arqueológica submarina sugiere un asentamiento sumergido a 91 metros debajo del Mar Negro.
- Este descubrimiento apoya las teorías de los oceanógrafos de un evento catastrófico de inundación hace aproximadamente 7.500 años.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar las implicaciones de un asentamiento sumergido recién descubierto.
- Evaluar el vínculo potencial entre la inundación del Mar Negro y la migración humana neolítica.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de imágenes submarinas y hallazgos de artefactos.
- Correlación de los datos arqueológicos con modelos geológicos y oceanográficos de inundaciones.
Principales resultados:
- Descubrimiento de una casa de madera y barro bien conservada con artefactos humanos.
- La evidencia apoya una afluencia masiva de agua desde el Mar Mediterráneo, que afecta a las poblaciones costeras.
Conclusiones:
- El asentamiento sumergido proporciona evidencia convincente de un importante evento de inundación antigua.
- Se necesita más investigación para confirmar las conexiones con la narrativa del diluvio de Noé y la propagación de la agricultura.
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