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| + | |sublink1=Response to claim: 168 - LDS scholars believe that Mayan cities are prime candidates for where Lehi's people lived. The Jaredites are usually identified as the Olmec | ||
| + | |sublink2=Response to claim: 168 - Joseph Smith declared the city of Palenque was a Nephite city, but modern scholarship indicates this city wasn't built until 600 A.D. | ||
| + | |sublink3=Response to claim: 168 - The history of Book of Mormon archaeology is "littered with apostacy" | ||
| + | |sublink4=Response to claim: 170 - Thomas Ferguson was one of the better known early "Mormon archaeologists" | ||
| + | |sublink5=Response to claim: 172- There is no evidence of iron or steel smelting in the ancient New World | ||
| + | |sublink6=Response to claim: 172 - There were no wheeled vehicles in ancient America | ||
| + | |sublink7=Response to claim: 172 - There were no draft animals to pull wheeled vehicles | ||
| + | |sublink8=Response to claim: 172 - There are no archaeological remains of wheat or barley in Mesoamerica. The barley found in Arizona doesn't count because it was only in a limited region | ||
| + | |sublink9=Response to claim: 173 - The author claims that deer or tapir were never ridden by Native Americans, therefore they could not be the "horses" referred to in the Book of Mormon | ||
| + | |sublink10=Response to claim: 173 - Dee Green said in 1973 that Book of Mormon archaeology does not exist | ||
| + | |sublink11=Response to claim: 175 - "Book of Mormon archaeology" has yielded little credible evidence | ||
| + | |sublink12=Response to claim: 176-177 - The Smithsonian issues a statement that discredits the Book of Mormon | ||
| + | |sublink13=Response to claim: 177 - There is little evidence of a cultural link between Polynesia and the Americas. A linguistic link between a South American variety and Polynesian variety of sweet potato is not yet explained | ||
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Contents
Index to claims made in Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church
| A FAIR Analysis of: Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church A work by author: Dr. Simon G. Southerton
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This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIR Wiki. An effort has been made to provide the author's original sources where possible.