Category: Relevant to Book of Mormon
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Samabaj; un sitio subacuático en el lago de Atitlán
The work of Archeologist Sonia Medrano and recreation diver Roberto Samayoa, recording initial discoveries at the submerged preclassic maya site named Samabaj. Included following the original Spanish is an English version translated via Adobe Express. Sonia Medrano, Roberto Samayoa Asmus 2010 Medrano, Sonia, y Roberto Samayoa Asmus. “Samabaj; un sitio subacuático en el lago de… Read more
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Cumorah Revisited
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Community‑Engaged Archaeology with the Tz’utujil Mayato Approach the Submerged Cultural Landscape of LakeAtitlán (Guatemala)
This recent and long awaiting study, funded by Unesco, published in the journal of Maritime Archeology, maps the southern lakebed of Lake Atitlan using sonar technology. The largest and most notable site, and the target of the study is the submerged preclassic maya site, Samabaj. Helena Barba‑Meinecke, Christophe Delaere, Felipe Cerezo Andreo,Leonel Ziesse, María Mercedes… Read more
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Lost Island of the Maya
This brief article from Archeology Magazine highlights the discovery and exploration of the submerged Mayan site Samabaj. The article emphasizes the religious importance of the site and the potential theological importance of the island city within the context of the Popul Vuh. Roger Atwood 2015 Atwood, Roger. “Lost Island of the Maya.” Archaeology 68, no.… Read more
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered
1992 Eisenman, R., & Wise, M. (1992). The Dead Sea Scrolls uncovered. Element. Read more
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Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants
References both the Frankincense trial or incense road and the summer monsoons of the Qura mountains in which Nephi’s bountiful is located. K. Hammer, J. Gebauer, S. Al Khanjari,A. Buerkert 2009 Hammer, K. & Gebauer, Jens & Al Khanjari, Sulaiman & Buerkert, Andreas. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Genetic… Read more
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The Arrival of Strangers’: Teotihuacan and Tollan in Classic Maya History
David Stuart 1990 Stuart, David. “’The Arrival of Strangers’: Teotihuacan and Tollan in Classic Maya History.” Mesoamerica’s Classic Heritage: From Teotihuacan to the Aztecs, 1990. Read more
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Some Working notes on the Text of Tikal Stela 31
David Stuart 2011 University of Texas Austin Read more
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Genome-wide Ancestry Patterns in Rapanui Suggest Pre-European Admixture with Native Americans
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), located in the easternmost corner of the Polynesian Triangle, is one of the most isolated locations on the planet inhabited by humans. Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that the island was first colonized by Polynesians around AD 1200, during their eastward expansion. Although it remains contentious whether Polynesians reached South America,… Read more
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Origin and diffusion of mtDNA haplogroup X
Reidla M, Kivisild T, Metspalu E, Kaldma K, Tambets K, Tolk HV, Parik J, Loogväli EL, Derenko M, Malyarchuk B, Bermisheva M, Zhadanov S, Pennarun E, Gubina M, Golubenko M, Damba L, Fedorova S, Gusar V, Grechanina E, Mikerezi I, Moisan JP, Chaventré A, Khusnutdinova E, Osipova L, Stepanov V, Voevoda M, Achilli A, Rengo… Read more