Much of the history of Western Man centers around the Black Sea. It predates the the settlement of Northern and Western Europe...and also predates the settlement of the Far East.
This could be a major archeological mine.
The hypothesis of a deluge through the Bosporus has been widely disseminated for years, with the added element of using it to explain the Great Flood of the Old Testament.
The evidence of a coastal beach far below current sea levels in the Black Sea is solid. The Flood theory, well, not so clear.