Category: Book of Mormon Evidence

Becan: An Early Lowland Maya Fortified Site

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Fortifications, MesoAmerica, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon

Author David Webster Published 1973 A study of Lowland maya fortifactions from the time and potentially region of The Book of Mormon. These fortifications bear remarkable similarities to those described by Alma Read more
Tactical and Strategic Landscapes: A Study of Maya Fortification at Tzunun, Chiapas, Mexico

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Fortifications, MesoAmerica, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon

Author Christopher Hernandez Published 2023 A study of fortifications in Mexico which bear similarities to those described within the Book of Mormon Citation Hernandez, Christopher. “TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC LANDSCAPES: A STUDY OF MAYA FORTIFICATION AT TZUNUN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO.” Ancient Mesoamerica 34, no. 1 (2023): 198–215. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536121000079. Read more
Ethnohistorical Sources and the Death of Abinadi

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Cultural, Death by Fire, MesoAmerica

Authors Mark Allen Wright, Kerry Hull Published 2018 Compares the death of Abinadi within The Book of Mormon to the known methods of torture and execution of ancient central America involving techniques similar to those described in the Book of Mormon Citation Mark Alan Wright and Kerry Hull, “Ethnohistorical Sources and the Death of Abinadi,” Read more
Confounding the Conquistadors, Tumbaga’s Spurious Luster

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, MesoAmerica, Metallurgy, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Tumbaga

Author Stuart J. Flemming Published 1999 A study of the common Mesoamerican gold/copper alloy Tumbaga, a similar or identical alloy to that from which the Book of Mormon plates were made Read more
Depletion Gilding: Am Ancient Method for Surface Enrichment of Gold Alloys

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metallurgy, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Tumbaga

Author Amelia Carolina Sparavigna Published 2016 Study concerning Gold/Copper/silver alloys such as the one the Nephite record was kept, an ancient method of surface enrichment similar or identical to the process which may have been conducted with the Book of Mormon plates Read more
How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, Metal Records, Metallurgy, Tumbaga, Witnesses

Author Kirk B. Henrichsen Published 2001 A comparison of multiple account of the physical gold plates including their size, weight and metallurgical composition Read more
Monuments of Bronze: Roman Legal Documents on Bronze Tablets

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Uncategorized

Author Callie Williamson Published 1987 Bronze tablets from the Roman empire, these correlate well with the brass plates described by Nephi Read more
Metal Record Plates in Ancient Times

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Biblical, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East

Author Ariel L. Crowley published 1947 Evidence is presented for the historical keeping of metal records, providing archeological, traditional, legendary and biblical sources Read more
Sacred Writing on Metal Plates in the Ancient Mediterranean

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East

Author William J. Hamblin Published 2007 Significant evidence reveals that bronze and othermetals were historically used for writing sacred texts.This article uses that information to demonstrate theplausibility that the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi would have followed the same practice Read more
Ancient Burials of Metal Documents in Stone Boxes

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Metal Records, Near East

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