Ok, WindWalker lets continue.
I stand corrected on the Biblical evedince. Sodom and Gomorrah, that was during the time of Abraham 2090 BC. So thats what A little over 4,000 years.
http://www.bibleplus.org/discoveries/sodomfound.htm
And if it is found, The Ark of Noah, around 4,000 BC. Thats almost 6,000 years. I did have a link on here but it is not working now, it was, but it said it might have expired???????