If Noah's Flood actually happened, then wouldn't we find the remains of thousands of cities?

Worse happened to Babylon AFTER the Flood so I would rethink that strategy. If the greatest civilization of its time could be literally lost to history for centuries (what about Troy) then The Flood looks pretty secure.

Meaning, There must be thousands of cities with a fate like the Flood's if Babylon disappeared without a Flood

Austen H. Layard, an early pioneer is the field of Biblical archaeology and specialist on Nineveh and Babylon, describes the ruins of Babylon as he found them in mid nineteenth century CE:

"...the site of Babylon a naked and hideous waste. Owls start from scanty thickets and the foul jackal skulks through the furrows. Truly, ‘the glory of kingdoms and the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency is as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. Wild beats of the desert lie there; and their houses are full of doleful creatures; and owls dwell there... And the wild beasts of the island cry in their desolate houses..."

More recently,t Floyd Hamilton noted in the 1960s:

"Travelers report that [Babylon] is absolutely uninhabited, even by Bedouins. There are various superstitions current among the Arabs that prevent them from pitching their tents, while the character of the soil prevents the growth of vegetation suitable for the pasturage of flocks."

It has already been shown that all of the land we see today has been underwater at some point in the past, but beyond human memory. It would be a safe bet that what is today at the bottom of the ocean likewise would have been dry ground at those days long ago, and therefore remain undisturbed, and also undiscovered. There is a cave in Nardo, Italy and also one in Lauscalle, France, where the remains of many ancient animals have been found tumbled and jumbled together; the current theme is thought to be flooding of a continental scale back in the dinosaur times resulted in the remains of both plant and flesh eaters taking refuge from the rising waters together, yet drowning at the same point in time.

Yes. Most likely would improve archeology since most of it would be at the same level, rather than scattered throughout different levels because of the different times they fell into ruin.

Another sure sign that the flood didn't happen in that way is very simple. Requires no archeological dig. Nor does it require anyone to take soil samples, etc. Written history continues from before the supposed date well thru the date and afterwards. if the flood had taken place, we wouldn't find historical writings from Sumer or China or India. It would have completely ceased. But, history shows, that it didn't cease at all. In fact, it progressed during that time.

First, the flood was a local affair - this can be proved by simple arithmetic and geometry.

Secondly, we do not know where it happened - because Noah and flood are in Gen 6-9, but Gen says:

Gen 11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

So the place that Noah was living should have been east of Shinar (Babel). And no one knows where it was.

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Good point, they might not look like cities but we would find SOME artificial structures and shapes. And we would find thousands or millions of human fossils mixed in with ALL layers of early life.

the fossils, rock layers and formations we find around the world are in line with the flood account

Umm, we do, silly atheist. Don't you ever hear about the cities we keep finding? The Earth is covered with fossils, mostly from the flood. Don't you believe in science?

You are not paying attention enough;

http://www.spiritofmaat.com/announce/oldcity.htm

http://www.cyberspaceorbit.com/phikent/japan/japan...

http://whitelocust.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/9500-y...

http://community.history.com/topic/24190/t/Unkown-...

Our ocean are STILL a frontier.. we have only BEgun to study them! Only begun to explore the depths.

Other things http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/12/us/whale-fossils...

Dah!! What to do you think they built the city with... Cement and Gravel... They should have built it with Mud and tree leaves and do you think you can unearth them after thousands of years....

you really do not comprehend the power of a great wall of water and debris moving across the face of the earth do you??

there are structures, etc. at the depth of 1 or 2 miles under the water.

there are vast stone cities at an elevation today that we can not built and can not under stand.

try looking, it is there.