Actually, while Mormons reading the book thought (and many still think) the book covers the whole continent, textual analysis shows otherwise. That is, basically looking at how many days journeys take (pdf), and so forth, narrows it down to about a 100x200 mile region. There are repeated hints in the text of other people living nearby. But we shouldn’t expect an in-depth discussion of other groups of people – this is a Mesoamerican tribal history, not a modern history.
And the answer to the above question is 35 have been found, along with 10 that are tentative. The second link is a long article; the first is a short summary.
And the answer to the above question is 35 have been found, along with 10 that are tentative. The second link is a long article; the first is a short summary.
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Here are the misleading points of the above quote.
The claim of elephants here is slightly misleading. Elephants are mentioned before the main 1000-year timeframe of the Book of Mormon, back in the 3rd millennium B.C. Discussion of mastodons or mammoths surviving that long.
Coins are not mentioned in the actual Book of Mormon text, it mentions a series of weights and measures.
Types of barley are in fact native to the Americas. (scroll down to foxtail barley and little barley)
Shipbuilding, horses
Actually, while Mormons reading the book thought (and many still think) the book covers the whole continent, textual analysis shows otherwise. That is, basically looking at how many days journeys take (pdf), and so forth, narrows it down to about a 100x200 mile region. There are repeated hints in the text of other people living nearby. But we shouldn’t expect an in-depth discussion of other groups of people – this is a Mesoamerican tribal history, not a modern history.
You may want to adjust your priors of archaeology. The Huns didn’t leave any horse remains.
And the answer to the above question is 35 have been found, along with 10 that are tentative. The second link is a long article; the first is a short summary.
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Which particular limited geography theory do you personally subscribe to?