[Fraxinus]

So, even more likely was Persian Gulf flooding, as sea levels rose, circa 6,000 BC. Mesopotamia at the head of -- or now under -- the Persian Gulf seems a reasonable location for both Eden and Noah's flood.

I think a likely scenario would be a tropical system holding together enough to rain out in the Zagros Mountains during an already wet year. One to three days of torrential rain, and the truly epic flooding lost nothing in the re-telling. I believe there is evidence of extreme flooding in that area ~6,000 years ago.

[BroJoeK]

Agreed, my understanding exactly.