Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Keywords
ancient Mesoamerica, orthodox archaeologists, Nephites, John Sorenson, metal
Abstract
Orthodox archaeologists have for many years supposed that metals were not used in Mesoamerica, the probable area where Book of Mormon events took place, until nearly 500 years after the scripture says the Nephites were destroyed. Of course the Book of Mormon briefly mentions the use of metal among the Nephites (although by the time of its last mention, in Mosiah 11:8, it was "precious"). Previous attempts to refute the prevailing view have had little effect. Renewed research by John Sorenson has revealed a substantial body of data on the subject that was previously ignored.
Recommended Citation
Sorenson, John L.
(1992)
"Challenging Conventional Views of Metal Use in Mesoamerica,"
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 12:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol12/iss3/4