Metals and materials in the Book of Mormon

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Materials described in the Book of Mormon

Cement

Summary: The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."[1]In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material.

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Materials described in the Book of Mormon

Cement

Summary: The Nephites in the land northward built buildings out of cement in Helaman 3:7-11 (circa 47 B.C.). As author John L. Smith put the claim, "There is zero archaeological evidence that any kind of cement existed in the Americas prior to modern times."[2]In this case, however, an attack on an 'absence of evidence' backfired. Cement is not anachronistic. The Book of Mormon places it in exactly the right spot and time period for Mesoamerican use of this building material.

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Metal plates in ancient Israel


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Metal plates in ancient Israel


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  1. ↑ John L. Smith, "What about those Gold Plates?" The Utah Evangel 33/6 (September 1986): 8.
  2. ↑ John L. Smith, "What about those Gold Plates?" The Utah Evangel 33/6 (September 1986): 8.
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