The Book of Mormon Archaeology, Anthropology, and Historicity Explorer George D. Potter And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, Because of its much fruit and also wild honey… 1 Nephi 17:5 Figure 1 One of the waterfalls in the magical Darbat Valley in Oman, the upper valley of Khor Rori only 3 miles from where Nephi mostlikely built his ship. Courtesy of K. Christensen. 1 ©George D. Potter, 2018 Published by The Nephi Project - 2018 George Potter, Explorer/Author www.nephiproject.com Timothy Sedor, ,Explorer/Filmmaker Dedicated to helping students of the Book of Mormon appreciate that it is a true history through our research, documentary films, books, and free public presentations. Please help us by forwarding this free e-book to all your friends. Our documentary films and fully illustrated books are available at www.nephiproject.com. Our Books Our DVDs For free presentations in your chapel or home, contact:
[email protected] 2 ©George D. Potter, 2018 Contents Introduction: Why believe the Book of Mormon 5 1. The Book of Mormon’s Accurate Description of the Ancient Frankincense Trail 15 2. Discovering The Valley of Lemuel 29 3. Bountiful and Nephi’s Harbor 35 4. The Jaredites 57 5. South America, Geography and the Book of Mormon 67 6. A Nephite Civilization in Ancient Andes 87 7. Remnants of an Ancient Near East Culture in Peru 111 8. Cuzco, a Candidate for the City of Nephi 131 9. Pukara, a Candidate for Zarahemla 157 10. Taraco, a Candidate for the City of Jacobugath 183 11.