They point out that none of the civilizations that existed between 3000 B.C. and 2000 B.C. reported a destruction of this scale (most flood stories speak of much earlier dates), but the [[Minoan]] civilization on Crete, was destroyed by volcanic activity and floods around 1450 B.C., leading some scholars to believe this was the source of Middle Eastern flood accounts. | They point out that none of the civilizations that existed between 3000 B.C. and 2000 B.C. reported a destruction of this scale (most flood stories speak of much earlier dates), but the [[Minoan]] civilization on Crete, was destroyed by volcanic activity and floods around 1450 B.C., leading some scholars to believe this was the source of Middle Eastern flood accounts. |