[muawiyah]

The Mediterranean refilled several million years ago. It was the Black Lake that was flooded with salt water and probably became the source of the "Great Flood" stories. The Sahara dried out about 5,000 years ago also.

[blam]

"The Mediterranean refilled several million years ago. "

I know, 5 million years to be exact. I'm arguing for a 'reduced water level' in the Mediterranean. Click on the link in post #21. See that the Meditteranean is 'sectioned' across Italy/Sicily/Africa with just a 360 foot water drop.
Some think the worlds oceans dropped by 500 ft.
After the last Ice Age, the water crashed through Gilbralter 'dam' then the Italy/Sicily/Africa 'dam' and then the 'dam' at the Bosphorus flooding the Black Sea. Also, notice on the map, no Persian Gulf and a landlocked Red Sea. (Note similar possibilities in the Gulf Of Mexico). This 'refilling' would sure make for a lot of 'flood' stories, huh?