Joseph Smith had nothing to do with my posted scientific, archeological evidence:
ttps://www.arisefromthedust.com/new-light-on-mesoamerica-from-lidar/
Richard Hansen’s and Fernando Paiz’ Fundación Patrimonio Cultural y Natural Maya (
PACUNAM)
just went public with the results of the largest LiDAR survey ever
attempted for archaeological research. It mapped 10 tracts totaling
2,100 square kilometers in the Mirador Basin and other areas of northern
Guatemala. The surveyed area is less than half the size of Utah County.
And what did archaeologists find buried in the Peten?
- 60,000 previously unknown structures
- vast networks of highways elevated so they functioned even in the rainy season
- ubiquitous fortresses, ramparts, and defensive walls
- waterworks including dikes, dams, canals, and reservoirs
- agricultural terraces with irrigation systems
- animal pens
- stone quarries
It will take decades to study so many new sites, but settlement patterns and big picture insights are already apparent.
- Maya lowland population at apogee could have reached 15 million Mormon 1:7
- Maya civilization was much more complex than previously thought Jarom 1:8, Helaman 3:13-15
- Maya cities were more interconnected than anyone realized 3 Nephi 6:8
- Food production was on an industrial scale Helaman 6:12
- land use was intensive – nearing 100% utilization is some areas Mormon 1:7
- Many people lived on marginal, swampy lands 4 Nephi 1:9
- Endemic warfare over centuries was the norm Mormon 8:8
- Warfare was particularly prevalent in the early classic AD 250-500 Moroni 1:2"
You are in denial.
