Archaeologica.org

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 151609.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2010) — A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa, according to an article published in Current Anthropology.

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A little more information, a good map, and a decent video.
(Even better if you like your archaeologists with big tattoos and riding motorcycles.)

http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/a ... rsian-gulf

I did not know the Gulf was so shallow.

ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2010) [...] It also hints that vital pieces of the human evolutionary puzzle may be hidden in the depths of the Persian Gulf.

...and in those of all now submerged continental plains! And there's no "maybe" involved. I guarantee it 100%.

(Even better if you like your archaeologists with big tattoos and riding motorcycles.)

Depends on whether they are male or female!

Roy.

Yes! Reminds me of an old girlfriend!

And probably the reason be have not yet figured out the migration into north America! The evidence is underwater

Yeah - when water rises it rises everywhere!

Fascinating, and it's likely that some of the nations in the area have enough money and interest to fund the archaeology.

My thoughts would be to try to find a nearby above water chert source, but then people aong the coasts my have used marine bone tools.

The 5,500 BCE occupation most likely would trade with India, in my opinion.