Archaeologist John Sorenson created a leading proposal for Book of Mormon geography. His text-first to real-world correspondence approach built a Mesoamerican model still impacting Book of Mormon researchers decades later in his land mark publications An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon and Mormon's Codex.
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Site description includes Book of Mormon references with standard versification.
Site Description reference marks:
AAS = An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon
MC = Mormon's Codex
Book of Mormon location with a specific corresponding archaeological site reference.
Book of Mormon location with corresponding archaeological data, but no specifically named/featured archaeological site to reference.
Book of Mormon location with no noted correspondence. Just a general geographic reference and/or landscape description.
Book of Mormon "Hill" or even "Tower" with corresponding geographic location.
Book of Mormon water body with corresponding geographic location.
Book of Mormon geographic location related to a journey or travelers.
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