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Topical Guide/Book of Mormon/Archaeology
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TOPICS
- DNA and the Book of Mormon (Link)
- Hill Cumorah (Link)
- Kinderhook Plates (Link)
- New World Archaeological Foundation (Link)
- Quetzalcoatl (Link)
- Smithsonian Statement (Link)
- Zelph (Link)
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Archaeology and Anthropology with the Book of Mormon
Summary: It is a common claim by critics that there is "absolutely no archaeological evidence" to support the Book of Mormon. When they say "directly" support, they typically mean that they are looking for a direct corroboration, such as the presence of the name "Nephi" or "Zarahemla" in association with ancient American archaeological data. There is plenty of supporting evidence that anthropologically ties the Book of Mormon to ancient America.
Jump to Subtopic:
- Biblical archaeology compared to the Book of Mormon
- Archaeology and the Hill Cumorah
- Thomas Stuart Ferguson and "Mormon archaeology"
- Smithsonian statement about the Book of Mormon
- Interpretations of Izapa Stella 5 as a possible representation of Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life