Defending the Faith: 'Archaeology, Relics and Book of Mormon Belief'
By Daniel Peterson
Published: Aug. 24, 2017 2:45 p.m.
John E. Clark, a respected authority on the archaeology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, teaches at Brigham Young University. In 2005, he published an article on archaeology and the Book of Mormon titled “Archaeology, Relics and Book of Mormon Belief” (see “Archaeology, Relics, and Book of Mormon Belief,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies” 14/2 (2005) publications.mi.byu.edu).
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687442/Archaeology-Relics-and-Book-of-Mormon-Belief.html“The Book of Mormon,” he points out, “is unique in world scripture because its claimed divine origins can be evaluated by checking for concrete evidence in the real world. Prove the existence of Zarahemla, for example, and the validity of the rest follows. The logic is simple and compelling.”
