Archaeological evidence of the cataclysm was discovered near the ancient settlement of Tel Dor in northwestern Israel.

Tsunamis are fairly common events along the Mediterranean coast, with at least one occurring every century for the past 6,000 years.

But there are few historical records of tsunamis that occurred before.

Underwater excavations and drilling near Tel Dor suggest that the area was probably struck 9,910 – 9,290 years ago, in the Neolithic period before pottery.

The evidence of the tsunami was discovered by a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Utah State University in the United States and the University of Haifa in Israel.

The findings were presented in the journal PLoS ONE.

The study’s lead author, Dr. Gilad Shtienberg of the University of California, San Diego, said: “Ancient tsunami events have had a profound influence on coastal societies.

Six thousand years of historical records and geological data show that tsunamis are a common phenomenon affecting the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, occurring at a rate of approximately eight events per century in the Aegean region during the last 2,000 years and around 10 percent. century in the last 3,000 years in the Levante basin.

Most of the events are small and only have a local impact.

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