Book of Mormon Geography & Archaeology

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This section presents my Book of Mormon archaeology Continental Model. Laid out to me through many inspiring dreams, visions and research.

Given the infighting and lack of consensus concerning archeological and geographical evidence for the Book of Mormon, I certainly don’t blame those who dismiss the text as just another spiritualist channeling without a solid basis in history. I’d likely be in the same boat were it not for the unique experiences I’ve had with the text, which laid out its truth and this completely unique model.  Apart from this model, I’ve found that the popular Eastern Heartland and Limited Mesoamerican Models out there seem to conflict with the overall population & cultural scope and internal model of the Book of Mormon (as I’ve delineated in this article). However, this unique continental geography model overcomes those limiting issues as it essentially matches every major Book of Mormon city and culture with essentially the biggest and most influential archaeological sites, cultures, migrations and societal collapses on the ancient North American continent (in the way the book seems to portray). Its also the ONLY model that truly aligns with both general areas of Joseph Smith’s continental model. It also explains many of the cultural anachronisms, 19th century religious overtones, and KJV biblical quotes by comparing the translation process to other forms of spiritual mediumship used by a few other inspired American religious works of the 1800’s. (See Oahspe, Urantia Bible, or the other texts featured in my channeled texts section. Also see the Kolbrin and Ixtlilxochitl’s translations of Aztec Codices for truly amazing analogs to the Book of Mormon translation).

With this view of Book of Mormon archaeology the text just seems to ‘fit’ with many of the most obvious and significant cultural events in the archaeological record. Things such as the appearance of hieroglyphic-like writing, stone pyramids. Or the rise of the continents largest empire Teotihuacan. Or the sequential collapse of essentially EVERY major culture on the continent. (Teotihuacan, Mixtec, Hopewell or more likely the Toltec, Chichimec, Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi, Cahokia and Early Mississippian cultures around the alternate radiocarbon dates of 1050-1150 AD.)

This model suggests that most secular and LDS scholars have overlooked many of these surprising correlations because of misunderstandings of two textual issues that ancient historians were typically quite bad at. These being keeping & interpreting perfect ancient timelines–and understanding the exact shoreline geography of regions where few explorers ventured.  Both these issues I explain at length in the following articles; giving two possible explanations on why a few of the Book of Mormon event dates don’t match with the radiocarbon dates (mostly after the Time of Christ). One being a timeline lacuna/gap by Book of Mormon authors and the other being a possible needed radiocarbon date correction because of the excess radiocarbon marine reservoir effect caused by a massive comet and/or CME hitting the Pacific Ocean around the start of the Christian era. (much like the smaller documented 774 AD event)

And now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God -Title page/Mormon 8:17

Featured Articles:

Book of Mormon Archaeology Story Map

This application is still under construction. It dynamically walks the user through the Book of Mormon Narrative using an interactive map application which show both archaeological sites as well as their Book of Mormon analogs. Simply click the arrows to advance through the tabs and images to understand how current archaeological findings correlate with the Book of Mormon narrative. (old version)

The Calixtlahuaca Roman Figurine: Evidence of Transoceanic travel to Mesoamerica.

Summarized version of a paper presented by Romeo H. Hristov…

Book of Mormon Exhaustive Timeline

Pioneering Phase Perhaps (3100-2920 B.C.)? 180 years? Jaredite…

Mesoamerican Prehistory Timeline

List of Peoples (These links connect to the beginning of…

The Aztec/Mayan Calendar (And its similarities to the Hebrew/Biblical Calendar & Book of Mormon dates)

Summary Similarities between Mesoamerican and Near-eastern…

Ixtlilxochitl & Evidence for the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerican Codices

Codex Ixtlilxochitl, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France,…

Oh ye fair ones: The implications of racism and genocide on Book of Mormon DNA evidence

Given recent DNA research of places like Britain, a scarcity…

Were the Book of Mormon Nephites actually Toltecs & Anasazi? Evidence for the Final Exodus and Battles

Map showing correlations between known archaeological battle…
Book of Mormon and the Seer Stone

Arguments For and Against the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon

Overview Despite the Book of Mormon being the source of the…

Comparing Book of Mormon Geography Models

A few of the most popular Book of Mormon Model’s TABLE…

Making Sense of the Numbers of Genesis

Among the greatest stumbling blocks to faith in the Bible are…

The Narrow Neck as Baja and the Sea of Cortez

Book of Mormon accounts are always "BY" the narrow neck,…

Q&A: Questions and Answers to Debatable Book of Mormon Geography Topics

Collection of Facebook and other social media conversations…

Animals in the Book of Mormon

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ElephantsCureloms and CumomsCattle, Oxen, and CowsGoatsSheepSwineAss…

MesoAmerican/Mayan influence on Mississippian Culture

https://youtu.be/kUrFuFFaUFs from https://www.facebook.com/notes/suppressed-histories-archives/mound-building-in-north-america-is-old/375806979116303/ Recently,…

Multi-dimensionality and the relativity of fundamental units in physics

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NOTE: This article is out of date.  See the more recent version…

Bible Chronology / Timeline from Adam to Zedekiah

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Overview I've spent a good 15 years trying to test a…

Book of Mormon Chronology: Jaredite Timeline

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Timeline Chronology for the Jaredite culture from the Book of…

Joseph Smith Quotes on Book of Mormon Geography

Quotes by and attributed to Joseph Smith relative to the geography of the Book of Mormon.

Accounts of Destructions & Darkness at Christs Death from Around the World

Long ago in ancient Peru, there was a legend of a time…

Book of Mormon Archeology Unearthed

Note:  The views of this article are not entirely shared by…

The Scattering and Gathering of Israel (Jacob 5)

[This article is a draft.  It needs a lot of work]. IntroductionThis…

Book of Mormon Geography Scriptures

This is a complete list of all known references to the geography of the Book of Mormon lands. Each scripture reference has been linked to LDS.org for easy access.

Scientific vs. Scriptural Timelines

Today in the Christian & Muslim worlds there are two predominate…

Protected: Correlations Between Scriptural & Radiometric Dates.

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[This article is a bit fragmented, poorly referenced and needs…

Book of Mormon Geography Scriptures & Notes

[A] Aaron, city/cities of Alma 8:13; 50:14 Ablom Ether 9:3 Agosh Ether…