I think that there is a difference between melting and working gold and the making of metal alloys such as steel. I think that is what is being objected to when they say they was no metal working.
George ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:20 PM Subject: [ZION] Metallurgy in Ancient America > http://www.geotimes.org/aug03/resources.html > > I found an article on mining and metallurgy in ancient America, mostly in > NW South America. I have heard some object to the Book of Mormon on > grounds that there has been no evidence of a metal working culture in > American archaeology. Apparently I'm missing something. Isn't gold a > metal? And didn't the Spanish conquistadors take mountains of gold back to > the Old World even to the point of causing a great inflation? Undoubtedly > I just don't understand the objection being made. To be honest, I haven't > made a study of it, apologetics not being one of my strong interests. > > Question: Do we yet know where Lehi landed in the Americas, and where the > earliest Lehite colonies were? Is it still generally thought that he > landed on the coast of modern Chile, or was that ever a popular theory? > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > "There is no place in this work for those who believe only > in the gospel of doom and gloom. The gospel is good > news. It is a message of triumph." --Gordon B. Hinckley > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
