MAJOR BOOK OF MORMON RELATED DISCOVERY Iron Ore Mine Discovered in Peru. Since a pre-Columbian iron ore mine had never been discovered in the New World, critics of the Book of Mormon have scoffed at the book's claim that ancient Americans mined ore (see 2 Nephi 5:15, Jacob 2:12, Mosiah.21:27, Helaman. 6:11, Ether 10:23). However, on 3 February 2008 several scientific websites announced that an ancient iron-ore mine has been discovered in Nasca, Peru. The mine is believed to be at least 2,000 years old.
The discovery is gratifying to George Potter, since his new book (which will be available in the fall of 2008) proposes that Nasca was the possible site of the Book of Mormon's city of Bountiful. The Spanish conquistadors claimed that when they first invaded Chile, the Indians fought them with iron weapons. All we need to find now is evidence of ore smelting and we have confirmed the Book of Mormon's claim that the Jaredites and Nephites made steel swords. Joseph Smith prophesized that one day the Book of Mormon would be proven true by physical evidence.
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Very cool! :)
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