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− | Poulsen suggests a hill about 110 miles north of Tepetzintla known as Cerro Bernal, located on the coastal plain to the west of the North-South-oriented coast of the Gulf of Mexico near the city of [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.22,-97.85&spn=0.3,0.3&q=22.22,-97.85 Tampico, Mexico] as suggested by Jerry Ainsworth. Interestingly enough, Tepetzintla translates to Cerro de Maiz in Spanish or "Corn Hill" in English, which | + | Poulsen suggests a hill about 110 miles north of Tepetzintla known as Cerro Bernal, located on the coastal plain to the west of the North-South-oriented coast of the Gulf of Mexico near the city of [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.22,-97.85&spn=0.3,0.3&q=22.22,-97.85 Tampico, Mexico] as suggested by Jerry Ainsworth. |
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+ | Interestingly enough, Tepetzintla translates to ''Cerro de Maiz'' in Spanish or "Corn Hill" in English, which has been suggested as the meaning of the Hill "Shim."{{ref|warren1}} (Shim was the Jaredite hill identified by the Nephites as likely being in the same locality as "Cumorah"—see {{s||Mormon|1|3}}, {{s||Mormon|4|23}}; compare with {{s||Ether|15|11}}, {{s||Mormon|6|6}}). | ||
Furthermore, Poulsen suggests the use of a "quadrant"-based directional system as used by some Mesoamerican groups,{{ref|poulsen4}} as opposed to arguing that the Nephites used cardinal directions off-set from magnetic north, as Sorenson does.{{ref|sorenson5}} <br> Clark's review of Hauck contained a similar suggestion that the Nephites conceptualized their world in a quadrant-based fashion (see image at right). | Furthermore, Poulsen suggests the use of a "quadrant"-based directional system as used by some Mesoamerican groups,{{ref|poulsen4}} as opposed to arguing that the Nephites used cardinal directions off-set from magnetic north, as Sorenson does.{{ref|sorenson5}} <br> Clark's review of Hauck contained a similar suggestion that the Nephites conceptualized their world in a quadrant-based fashion (see image at right). | ||
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#{{note|poulsen1}} Lawrence Poulsen, "A comparison of the river Sidon, as referenced in the Book of Mormon, to the Grijalva River found in Chiapas, Mexico," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org''{{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/grijalvasidon.html}} | #{{note|poulsen1}} Lawrence Poulsen, "A comparison of the river Sidon, as referenced in the Book of Mormon, to the Grijalva River found in Chiapas, Mexico," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org''{{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/grijalvasidon.html}} | ||
#{{note|poulsen2}} Lawrence Poulsen, "Why did King Limhi's search party get lost in the wilderness?," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org'' (accessed 17 September 2006). {{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/tworivers.html}} | #{{note|poulsen2}} Lawrence Poulsen, "Why did King Limhi's search party get lost in the wilderness?," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org'' (accessed 17 September 2006). {{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/tworivers.html}} | ||
+ | #{{note|warren1}} Bruce Warren, "Surviving Jaredite Names in Mesoamerica," ''meridianmagazine.com'' {{link|url=http://www.meridianmagazine.com/ancients/050526mesoamerica.html}} '''Note''': Some Mesoamerican experts consulted by FAIR have recommended caution in accepting Warren's conclusions regarding names. This link is included because it forms part of the basis for Poulsen's suggestion. | ||
#{{note|poulsen4}} Lawrence Poulsen, "Directions in the Book of Mormon," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org'' (accessed 17 September 2006). {{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/bomdirections.html}} | #{{note|poulsen4}} Lawrence Poulsen, "Directions in the Book of Mormon," ''bomgeography.poulsenll.org'' (accessed 17 September 2006). {{link|url=http://bomgeography.poulsenll.org/bomdirections.html}} |
Revision as of 19:34, 27 November 2006
Model Name | Date Proposed | Scope | Narrow Neck | Land North | Land South | Cumorah | River Sidon | Nephi's Landing | Religion | Type of model
Model name: Poulsen 2004Date proposed: 2004 |
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Lawrence Poulsen, stimulated by the models proposed by Sorenson and Hauck, used his own study of the text, combined with advances in 3-D computer mapping technology and satellite maps to provide a fascinating refinement of the Mesoamerican model.[3] Poulsen compares Sorenson's River of Sidon suggestion (the Grijalva River) with Hauck's (the Usamacinta River) and finds Grijalva much more plausible.[4] Poulsen extends this analysis to show how the explorers mentioned in Mosiah 8꞉7-10 likely mistook Usamcinta for Sidon/Grijalva, thus becoming hopelessly lost. The Book of Mormon text is even accurate in the direction which the Sidon flows at a critical point.[5]
Interestingly enough, Tepetzintla translates to Cerro de Maiz in Spanish or "Corn Hill" in English, which has been suggested as the meaning of the Hill "Shim."[6] (Shim was the Jaredite hill identified by the Nephites as likely being in the same locality as "Cumorah"—see Mormon 1꞉3, Mormon 4꞉23; compare with Ether 15꞉11, Mormon 6꞉6). Furthermore, Poulsen suggests the use of a "quadrant"-based directional system as used by some Mesoamerican groups,[7] as opposed to arguing that the Nephites used cardinal directions off-set from magnetic north, as Sorenson does.[8] |
Endnotes
- [note] From John E. Clark, "A Key for Evaluating Nephite Geographies (Review of Deciphering the Geography of the Book of Mormon by F. Richard Hauck)," FARMS Review of Books 1/1 (1989): 20–70. off-site; Figure 8 off-site
- [note] Lawrence Poulsen, "Directions in the Book of Mormon," bomgeography.poulsenll.org, Figure 5 (accessed 17 September 2006). off-site
- [note] Lawrence Poulsen, bomgeography.poulsenll.orgoff-site
- [note] Lawrence Poulsen, "A comparison of the river Sidon, as referenced in the Book of Mormon, to the Grijalva River found in Chiapas, Mexico," bomgeography.poulsenll.orgoff-site
- [note] Lawrence Poulsen, "Why did King Limhi's search party get lost in the wilderness?," bomgeography.poulsenll.org (accessed 17 September 2006). off-site
- [note] Bruce Warren, "Surviving Jaredite Names in Mesoamerica," meridianmagazine.com off-site Note: Some Mesoamerican experts consulted by FAIR have recommended caution in accepting Warren's conclusions regarding names. This link is included because it forms part of the basis for Poulsen's suggestion.
- [note] Lawrence Poulsen, "Directions in the Book of Mormon," bomgeography.poulsenll.org (accessed 17 September 2006). off-site