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| ==Armor==
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| Book of Mormon armor does not match the type of armor that Joseph Smith would have been familiar with, nor does it reflect European styles of armor:
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| <blockquote>19 And when the armies of the Lamanites saw that the people of Nephi, or that Moroni, had prepared his people with [[#Breastplates | breastplates]] and with [[#Arm_shields|arm–shields]], yea, and also shields to defend their heads, and also they were dressed with [[#Quilted_armor|thick clothing]]—[http://scriptures.lds.org/alma/43/19#19 Alma 43:19]</blockquote>
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| ===Quilted armor===
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| This description matches Mesoamerican quilted armor:
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| [[Image:Quilted_armor_Metropolitan.jpg|none|"The garment worn by this figure is believed to represent the quilted armor worn by warriors, but the elaboration of the costume and its accoutrements suggest a figure of high rank and noble status." Costumed Figure, 7th–8th century -- Mexico; Maya Ceramic, pigment; H. 11 17/32 in. (29.3 cm) (1979.206.953) – [http://www.metmuseum.org Metropolitan Museum of Art] Note the pectoral ("breast plate"). ''Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period.'']]
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| [[Image:Quilted_armor_WiBoM01.jpg|none|From William J. Hamblin, “Armor in the Book of Mormon", p. 413; in ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'', edited by Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Co. and FARMS, 1990). Note the arm shields and pectoral. ''Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period.'']]
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| ===Arm shields===
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| [[Image:Arm_shield_WiBoM01.jpg|none|"Mayan “arm shield”, from Stela 17, Dos Pilas, Tetexbatun, Guatemala, Around A.D. 733"; from William J. Hamblin, “Armor in the Book of Mormon", p. 415; in ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'', edited by Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Co. and FARMS, 1990). ''Note that this image post-dates the Nephite period.'']]
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| ===Breastplates===
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| [[Image:Pectoral_WiBoM01.jpg|none|"Mayan headdress and “pectoral” [chest or breastplate] hung or attached around the neck. Stela 16, Dos Pilas, Tetexbatun, Guatemala, Around A.D. 733. William J. Hamblin, “Armor in the Book of Mormon", p. 414; in ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'', edited by Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Co. and FARMS, 1990).''Note that this image post-dates the Nephite period.'']]
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| ==Fortifications==
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| [[Image:Becan_1.jpg|frame|thumb|100px|none|The moat at Bécan in the Yucatan is 16 meters wide, and covers a distance of 2 kilometers. The enclosed city covers 25 hectares (almost 62 acres). Reconstruction, on-line at http://mayaruins.com/becan.html]]
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| [[Image:Becan_2.jpg|frame|thumb|100px|none|Artist’s rendering of Bécan fortifications [AD 100-250]; From John L. Sorenson, ''Images of Ancient America: Visualizing Book of Mormon Life'' (Provo, Utah: Research Press, 1998), 133 (Andrea Darais, artist).]]
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| [[Image:Becan_3.jpg|frame|thumb|100px|none|“Bécan” earthworks, fortifications from Early Classic period (250-400 AD)
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| David L. Webster, ''Defensive Earthworks at Bécan, Campeche, Mexico: Implications for Mayan Warfare'' (New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University, Publication 41, 1976), 3.]]
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| [[Image:Becan_4.jpg|frame|thumb|100px|none|Note the modern '''highway''' in the upper left corner! [Gives a sense of the scale.]
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| David L. Webster, ''Defensive Earthworks at Bécan, Campeche, Mexico: Implications for Mayan Warfare'' (New Orleans: Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University, Publication 41, 1976), 3.
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| [[Image:Fort_Sites_Mesoamerica.jpg|frame|John L. Sorenson, "Fortifications in the Book of Mormon Account Compared with Mesoamerican Fortifications" (Table 2, p. 429) in Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (eds), ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990), 425-444. The first number indicates "Definitive" sites; the second is "possible" sites.]]
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| ==Ritual warfare==
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| ==Seasonality of Warfare==
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| ==Secret Combinations==
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| ==Tactics==
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| ==Weapons==
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| Scott Brian, a graduate student of Archaeology at BYU, has made several reconstructions of a ''macahuitl,'' the ancient Mesoamerican weapon that can be described as a wooden club with sharp obsidian blades. Another term that can be legitimately used is "sword" — a term the Spaniards used when they faced this fearsome weapon that could cut better than metal swords.
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| *[http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6395/424/1600/macahuitl-3.jpg Photo 1]
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| *[http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6395/424/1600/macahuitl-2.jpg Photo 2]
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| *[http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6395/424/1600/macahuitl-1.jpg Photo 3]
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