[N2Gems]

"I assumed you had in mind the Black Sea flood, about 7,000 years ago. But 25-30 works (or doesn't work) too. There were well established human populations far from the Middle East, and long had been, at that time too."

Well established populations of homo sapiens sapiens across the middle east 30,000 years ago? Can you provide a link to some credible evidence of that?

[balrog666]

Well established populations of homo sapiens sapiens across the middle east 30,000 years ago? Can you provide a link to some credible evidence of that?

Go look up Australian aborigines in your spare time. Preferably before you post again.

[Stultis]

Well established populations of homo sapiens sapiens across the middle east 30,000 years ago? Can you provide a link to some credible evidence of that?

I said "far from". Africa is "far from" the Middle East, and there were not only sapient, but anatomically modern, humans in Africa long before this. (Or were Africans not sufficiently human that somehow that they didn't need to be included in the flood?)