Black Sea today (light blue) and in 5600 BC (dark blue) according to Ryan's and Pitman's theories, versions of the Black Sea deluge theory
Byzantine Calendar illustrating 1 September 5509 BC (the calendar is from the 12th century CE).
Yangshao culture
A massive volcanic landslide off Mt. Etna, Sicily caused a megatsunami which devastated the eastern Mediterranean coastline on the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe.[1]
c. 6000 BC: The Mehrgarh culture reaches its height c. 6000 BC. The Mehrgarh site is located in present-day Pakistan (Baluchistan Province) and considered to be one of the most important Neolithic sites in the world.
c. 6000 BC: The entire 6th millennium was a part of the Holocene climatic optimum (so were the 4th, 5th, and 7th millennia). This was a warm period also known as the Atlantic period and was characterized by minimal glaciation and high sea levels. (McEvedy)
c. 6000 BC: Female figurines holding serpents are fashioned on Crete and may have been associated with water, regenerative power and protection of the home.
c. 5600 BC: Beginning of the desertification of North Africa, ultimately leading to the creation of the Sahara desert. This process may have spurred migration to the region of the Nile in the east, thereby laying the groundwork for the rise of Egyptian civilization.
c. 5600 BC: According to the Black Sea deluge theory, the Black Sea floods with salt water. Some 3000 cubic miles (12,500 km³) of salt water is added, significantly expanding the body of water and transforming it into a sea from a fresh-water landlocked lake.