[yarddog]

When I was in high school we were taught that the “fertile crescent” between the Tigris and Euphrates rives was the cradle of civilization.

I have always believed it was on Crete. I believe Crete is much older than many realize and also think it was the site of the semi-mythical Atlantis.

[blam]

"I have always believed it was on Crete. I believe Crete is much older than many realize and also think it was the site of the semi-mythical Atlantis."

Try to imagine Crete much larger...say, 8,000 years ago before the Ice Age melt raised the level of the dessicated Mediterranean ocean.

[SunkenCiv]

Wherever it was is probably now underwater, and it will probably remain forever prehistoric, even if it is someday found. But Crete wasn’t Atlantis. It was, however, Tarshish.

http://www.varchive.org/ce/baalbek/tarshish.htm
http://www.varchive.org/nldag/tarshish.htm
http://www.varchive.org/ce/chron.htm
http://www.varchive.org/ce/baalbek/caphtor.htm

[winodog]

This might be interesting.
I found it while searching what you said.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bible-history.com/maps/maps/fertile_crescent.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bible-history.com/maps/maps/map_ancient_fertile_crescent.html&h=422&w=800&sz=40&tbnid=IQzuVaCO-I6WWM:&tbnh=75&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfertile%2Bcrescent%2Bmap&hl=en&usg=__aC94DV05saieBDefzM8F-J7YVVQ=&ei=Q4tIS7iNO4GXtgfczJHkDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image&ved=0CAsQ9QEwAg