Had such an event occurred in the area around the fertile crescent or East Asia as little as 8,000 to 5,000 years ago, the scars on society and the belief of global catastrophe would have been immense and leave a significant impression on any that survived.
Noah was said to have had a warning from God, a premonition so to speak, of a massive flood that would destroy all mankind. He built a large vessel and took his family and much livestock with him into the ark and a deluge occurred.
That kind of story would resonate for more than mere decades or centuries, but for millenniums. Told and retold over the many centuries by the descendants.
very interesting.
i love it when a plan comes together.....
Perhaps Noah was not all that dumb. If you see the glacier melting and there's a whole bunch of water (like as far as the eye can see) behind it.....maybe a big boat might be worth the effort.