Is it possible that a high-tech modern civilization prior to Mesopotamian civilization existed?

I have been watching the special feature Ancient Aliens in the History Channel and I've had some questions that might be bordering on wild speculation, but I don't really know through which venue I should voice them out so I decided to try Yahoo Answers. Anyway, I've always been amazed with the ancient super structures that have lasted through thousands of years located around the globe, I've always thought that the Earth had gone through a lot of tectonic transformations through the ages that involved earthquakes, tsunamis, and global-wide flooding (ala-2012 movie). With Mesopotamian civilization finding root in 3100 BC (according to Wikipedia) and paleontological evidence pointing to prehistoric life that included the observation of primate development, among other organisms evolving through the ages, could there have been civilizations that were peaking/or at their climax in terms of advancement in the sciences/technology between the prehistoric era and the earliest recorded history as represented by Mesopotamia? If indeed land masses/continents are susceptible to inundations given overwhelmingly powerful tremors (tsunamis) then certainly advanced civilizations prior to Mesopotamia would have been wiped out around the globe. The only evidences left would be the chiseled stones of superstructures, which of course would eventually be weathered anyway during millions or at least thousands of years. If paper was even developed to try and record modern history then, we all know paper doesn't last long, especially when wet and worn out through the ages and explorers of the ancient worlds tampering with them wouldn't have helped preserve the relics anyway. Also, if this "fictional" civilizations I had in mind were able to harness electricity and even develop their own information structure similar to the Internet, then obviously traces of the structures and facilities that were built then would be hard to find if indeed the Earth was flooded to oblivion. I actually thought of these because of the Atlantean myths that have always been a topic for the curious and speculative. Anyway, before the question gets out of hand and sound crazier (I know it already borders on ridiculous) I guess the most realistic question that might serve as the first step for this wondering of mine is, "Are there pedological data that says otherwise?" and "Based on soil layers, can it be verifiable if the planet Earth had experienced massive flooding/inundations during a certain period of its 4.54 billion year history (according to Wiki)?" I look forward to intelligent answers. Thank you!