Not exact matches
19th century, archaeological finds (e.g. earth and timber fortifications and towns, the use of a plaster - like cement,
ancient roads, metal points and implements, copper breastplates, head - plates, textiles, pearls, native North American
inscriptions, North American elephant remains etc.) is not interpreted by mainstream academia as proving the historicity or divinity of the Book of Mormon.This evidence is viewed by mainstream scholars as a work of fiction that parallels
others within the 19th century «Mound - builder» genre that were pervasive at the time.
We have
ancient cuneiform, hieroglyphics and
other inscriptions which were *** cast in stone *** and have not changed a bit either.
At first scholars had high hopes that
inscriptions and
other written documents from
ancient times («epigraphical» sources) would confirm the biblical account and add further information.
If there remained no
other inscriptions or written material concerning Egypt, it would be possible to reconstruct, to a very considerable degree, the life and thought of
ancient Egypt from this important book, for in the process of preparing for death and immortality, almost everything that is important in life itself is considered in one way or another.
Other ancient Tikal structures you'll visit on our guided Mayan ruins tour include six huge pyramids subsequently named Temples I (Temple of the Grand Jaguar) through Temple VI (Temple of the
Inscriptions), plus the ceremonial complex Mundo Perdido, otherwise known as the «lost world».