Artifacts found on oak island here follow a number of objects which have been found on oak island by groups undertaking excavations over the years. This page is a supplement to my book of mormon evidences page. Since the book of mormon was a record written and hidden up in the americas, should there not also be similar artifacts from the new world. According to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormon church, the book of mormon is a divinely inspired revelation that is complimentary to the bible. In the lost etruscan language on display in bulgarias national history museum in sofia. Ive actually searched the area myself but i couldnt even find an arrowhead. The worlds oldest multiplepage book the book dates back to 600bc. Have the mormons ever found an actual nephite artifact yet. The illustrations in that book still linger in my mind as what black and white illustrations should look like.
Noahs ark petrified wood, advanced metal alloysturkey 2. The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in transition. John clark of the new world archaeological foundation has compiled a list of sixty items mentioned in the book of mormon. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Illuminating the credibility of the book of mormon through archaeological photographs. Mesoamerica is also the only place found where there is an abundance of copper, silver and gold, just like the place in the book of mormon. Joseph smith at the age of 16 maybe 14,15 or 17 was led to the site of the plates by the angel moroni, joseph was instructed not to remove the items until he was given permission. The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in. Jun 28, 2016 in the late 1820s, when joseph smith announced that hed recovered an ancient book that had been written on metal plates and concealed by one of its authors in a stone box, his claim was widely derided. This compilation of groundbreaking book of mormon articles is selected from over fifty years of lds scholarship published by byu studies. The truth is that these two weapons are vastly different. This volume features articles on archaeological and anthropological aspects of the book of mormon, such as the use of the wheel in ancient america, hagoth and the polynesian tradition, the mulekites, ancient writing in the americas, and the use.
So the only thing that antimormons can do is bluff and bluster when it comes to evidence of an archaeological nature or about dna, they are not in any sort of position to disprove. In addition, sites and artifacts are also provided that give additional indirect support to the book of mormon story, such as evidence associated with other precolumbian hebrew travelers to the american continents. Book of mormon religion, spiritualism, and occult the book of mormon is joseph smiths translation of golden plates said to be shown him by the angel moroni beginning on september 21, 1823, in palmyra, new york. Dean sessions how practical scientific applications of the um help us learn truth. December 23, 1805 june 27, 1844 was an american religious leader and founder of mormonism and the latter day saint movement. But the idea of an ancient book hidden up to come forth at a future time no longer seems quite so ridiculous not, at least, to those whove been. Identifying the nephites book of mormon archaeological forum. Smith translated the text of the book of mormon over the next several. One of the latter, the socalled copper scroll, was written on a rolled metal plate, and. If the anticipated evidences confirming the book of mormon are found, worldwide notice will be given to the restored gospel through the book of mormon.
Ancient metal plates book of mormon archaeological forum. In the last chapter we saw that the bible is reliable, being textually pure and verifiably accurate in many places. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. He claimed that an angel named moroni had directed him to a buried stone box, containing a set of gold plates, covered with strange symbols. Josephs and hyrums bodies were transported to nauvoo in temporary oak coffins. There are many artifacts found in america and throughout the world ooparts out of place artifacts that are ignored explained away and covered up that may have a connection to the worlds most advanced civilization dispersed from the tower of babel. Sep 19, 2010 the characters were very strange but a number of them were exactly the same. The book of mormon article about the book of mormon by. It also gets a ton of disconfirming evidence so blind faith and trust in emotional feelings becomes paramount. Archaeologists discover golden plates believed to be. Oak island producer claims sword was purchased to discredit.
The book of mormon mentions in several places that nephite warriors used breastplates and headplates as part of their battle implements. Aug 18, 2019 5 did joseph smith know the geography of the book of mormon. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, salt lake city. In its original form as chapter 9 of the 1833 book of commandments, the revelation makes no mention of the urim and thummim.
First published in 1830, the book of mormon tells of the transoceanic migrations of two ancient near eastern peoples to the americas. Abortion adamic amulet book book of mormon book of. They may not be treasure, but perhaps give us an idea of the people that have worked or lived on the island over the years. Book of mormon readers are well aware of a tribal group who claimed to descend from a son of king zedekiah named mulek. Posted in book of mormon, book of mormon artifacts, tagged bom archaeology, book of mormon lands, book of mormon lands conference, salt lake city on 10192014 leave a comment the 12th annual conference on the book of mormon lands will be held this month in salt lake city, utah. We now know why no nephite iron artifacts have been found. The first of these peoples, called jaredites, are supposed to have.
A fragment, at least, of every book of the old testament was eventually found among the documents the brief book of esther being the only omission along with many other important ancient texts. The list includes items such as steel swords, barley, cement, thrones, and literacy. Book of mormon artifacts and metallurgy life after. The first of these peoples, called jaredites, are supposed to have come to the hitherto. There is a story in the book of mormon where a man cut off a bunch of arms in a battle.
Book of mormon artifacts and metallurgy life after ministries. Brian stubbs lehite language evidence in native american languages. Book of mormon artifacts and metallurgy life after ministry. Did petersonrafuse violate confidentiality protocols with the government, when she openly made the. The rise of hoaxes, humbug, plagiarists, phonies, postfacts, and fake news by kevin young, 2017 provides a possible answer.
Just because no artifacts have been found that support the book of mormon, that is no proof that future artifacts will not be found which verify the book. That joseph smith and successive generations of mormon presidents and apostles taught that the nephites and lamanites ranged over all or most of south and north. Each pointer on the map can be opened clicked on to obtain information regarding the specific site, artifact, or other. Book of mormon thought false by lds memberarchaelogist. I remember it as one of the earliest things i read, starting with emma mar petersons childrens adaptation. Today three of these canes can be found in the daughters of utah pioneers museum in salt lake city. Weekly millions of tv viewers each episode have tuned in to follow the exploits, frustrations and machinations of a pair of. Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. One more cane is displayed in nauvoo at the joseph smith historic site. Other metals were used to make tablets, plates, and scrolls for recording special histories or ceremonial events. They were made by two different cultures, from two different types of material. Two more of these canes are found prominently displayed in the church history library across from temple square. Watch as wayne may presents many of the ancient american artifacts found in north america and see how they line up with the nephite, lamanite and jaredite culture.
Book of mormon evidence streaming faithfully exploring. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Til in gospel doctrine class of an alleged blacksmithfarmer in js times who didnt ever have to buy iron for his smithing.
I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting. Oct 31, 2011 this is the only jaredite point i know of being found on or near the hill cumorah or as the jaredites called it the hill ramah. Critics of the book of mormon have argued that there are words and phrases in the book that are anachronistic with archaeological findings. In this page, i discuss the recent discoveries in mesoamerica which have caused a complete paradigm shift. We know of no archaeological evidence that corroborates the ancient history of the western hemisphere as presented in the book of mormon, nor are we aware of empirical verification of the places named in the book of mormon.
The national geographic society has not examined the historical claims of the book of mormon. Have any artifacts from the book of mormon been found. Underwater archaeology and the book of mormon in sorenson. If you arent familiar with the book of mormon, please see my book of mormon introduction page and get your own free copy at. Book of mormon archaeology is real, authentic, scientifically researched, a proven fact. The spear of destiny has been recovered on oak island. The book of mormon does not say that all the natives in the new world were either lamanites or nephites. He visited the location each year for four years, until he was told that the time had come for these scriptures to. But the book of mormon somehow needed to not have any direct evidence. But the idea of an ancient book hidden up to come forth at a future time no longer seems quite so ridiculous not, at least, to. Petroglyphs found on cave and mountain walls in many parts of the world, imply that. Both the smithsonian and national geographic society deny that there is any archeological evidence that substantiates the book. In a surprising move, ndp mla denise petersonrafuse, announced to the nova scotia legislature, the spear of destiny and other historical and religious artifacts have been found on oak island. The hill cumorah continues to yield ancient artifacts.
The book of mormon artifacts show evidence of ancient paleolithic age with supporting evidence of artifacts dating up to 300 million years old. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1985, p. Book of mormon archaeology and anthropology byu studies. The book of mormon is the most important book in my life. The book was discovered around 1943 in a tomb in the valley of the struma river in bulgaria. The drilling being done on that island seems to be real but this show seems sort of scripted and is showing signs of just stringing along the watchers. Petroglyphs found on cave and mountain walls in many parts of the world, imply that ancient aliens may have visited the planet. If youre still on the fence about whether the sword is roman or not, youre probably eagerly looking forward to the latest proof that were told is on the way. These relate to artifacts, animal, plant, or technology that critics believe did not exist in the americas during the book of mormon time period before 2500 bc to about 400 ad. Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon.
Feb 01, 2016 as far as actual treasure found on oak island,it seems there are bits and pieces of coins that have been found metal detecting but this so far is it. Has an artifact that relates to the book of mormon been. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon why is there no archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. Young draws a comparison between the rise of reality tv and p. Oak island and the supposed treasures of oak island, is the focus of a hit tv series on the history channel. Boyd tuttle out of darkness into light a decade of discovery in book of mormon research.
By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents. My book of mormon says that about 4 million total were killed there along with many horses and chariots, spears, bows, armor. The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. If the bibles malchiah is the same person as the book of mormons mulek, then the stamp seal belonging to malkiyahu would lend independent credibility to the historical existence of mulek. In this post i wanted to emphasize physical evidencesstuff you can touch, see, feel. T he book of mormon is advertized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as another testament of jesus christ and specifically of the account of his supposed visit to the american continent the book of mormon, 3 nephi 11. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. I do not agree with established archaeology dating. Archaeologists discover golden plates believed to be linked. Categories of evidence for old world contacts with ancient.
Therefore, the mormon can have confidence that the bible is the word of god and that it can be accurately translated. The book of mormon and defensive fortifications in mesoamerica. Dean sessions latter day saint creationism the doctrine and science. On this page, we will focus on the issue of warfare in particular, where longheld scholarly opinions and the book of mormon have clashed until recently. There is no evidence that proves the book of mormon there are indeed artifacts found that can be used to support the book of mormon, but they in no way prove its truth or even offer anything even remotely convincing. Barnums 19th century success with humbug, noting barnums own distinction between humbug and other brands of. The term urim and thummin is not found in the book of mormon and was never used by joseph smith in referring to produce the book of mormon until after the year1833. Posted in book of mormon, book of mormon artifacts, tagged bom archaeology, book of mormon lands, book of mormon lands conference, salt lake city on 10192014 leave a comment.
Early mormons revered joseph smith and his brother hyrum smith, at times to the point of converting these two men into almost mythical, legendary characters in the story of the restoration. Of the many sources reporting old world artifacts found in america, the most accessible would probably be barry fells books america b. The term horse in the book might really have referred to a deer that people rode. These artifacts and discoveries are directly related to the book of mormon artifacts. The 12th annual conference on the book of mormon lands. It was such a huge undertaking in my mind that quite frankly, it scared me. When he was 24, smith published the book of mormon.
Mar 10, 2020 archaeology supporting the historicity of the book of mormon. This is the only jaredite point i know of being found on or near the hill cumorah or as the jaredites called it the hill ramah. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, 262. See more ideas about archaeology, book of mormon and mound builders. Book of mormon geography watch as wayne may presents the parallels between the geography of the hopewell and adena civilizations and the book of mormon records. That might be hoped, but as of yet no universallyaccepted examples of extensive writing on ancient american metal plates are known. Axe, anchor and cornish miners poll pick found in 163 foot shaft by chappell in 1931 12 fragment of inscribed stone found by haddenblair in 1936. Michigan brothers, rick and marty lagina, as they spend countless millions trying to solve the oak island mystery. Why cant we find any evidences at the hill cumorah of the. Pages in category book of mormon artifacts the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. When examining the clay artifacts he found that the type of clay and temper was not representative of that found in michigan.
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