Show ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORE BOOK OF MORMON LANDS One of the most significant t developments to take place in Book of Mormon annals is the recent organization of the New World Archaeological tion The V N AF is incorporated ed under the laws vs of California for the purpose of oC archaeological cal research in Central America and Mexico where the thc earliest high civilizations of the western western western west west- ern hemisphere have been found It is a profit non organization formed by a group of Americans who will constitute its Board of oC Directors The Foundation will conduct explorations and excavations excavations excavations on a major scale in Mexico and Central America using the talents of world fam ed scholars and scientists The President of the organization organization organ organ- Thomas Stuart Ferguson son attorney of Oakland California California California Cali Cali- fornia is co-author co of the re recent recent recent re- re cent book Ancient America and the Book of Mormon Five of the most notable archaeologists archaeologist of DC America are arc giving their full cooperation to the Foundation Among Amon the advisors to the new organization are Alfred V. V Kidder Kidder Kidder Kid- Kid der Ph D D. for the past twenty years director of Archaeology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington D D. C. C he being vice president of oC the NV AF Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don V Willey ey Ph D. D professor of I Mexican Archaeology Harvard University Dr M. M Wells Jakeman Jakeman Jakeman Jake- Jake man Ph D. D chairman of the Department of oC Archaeology Brigham Young University Dr Gordon F. F Ekholm Archaeologist Archaeologist gist of the American Museum of Natural History New York City Now At Work Vork A Foundation expedition left Mexico City November and andIs andis andis is now at work clearing forest and jungle trails leading to some burled buried cities in southern-most southern Mexico The cities have never before been excavated or ex ex- Expedition personnel includes the field director Professor Pro Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Pedro Armillas Assistant Director William Villiam Sanders of Harvard Haryard Harvard Har Har- vard yard University and two arch- arch Continued on page 4 GREAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORE BOOK OF MORMON LANDS Continued from Crom page 1 from Brigham Young University John Sorensen and Gareth Lowe excavations excavations rations will be com commenced men c cd shortly after aCter the first of the New Year Sectarian Non-Sectarian The Foundation is a privately undertaken finding fact-finding ution It is non A number lumber of Latter-day Latter Saints are arc interested in the organization and ind much of the support for forthe forthe the he organization is coming from Mormon people As possessors of and believers in the Book of Mormon Latter day Saints have havea a i keen interest in the g great r rea e a t I civilizations Utilizations of Ancient America The Mexican 1 government has granted the N a large territory territory territory ter ter- in southern-most southern Mexico where many ancient cities are known to be buried This re region region region re- re gion is of greatest importance To 10 quote the distinguished vice president of of the organization Dr Alfred V. V Kidder the lithe re region region region re- re gion has hns all the earmarks of or being the most important ar archaeological archaeological ar- ar zone in the entire New World It appears to hold the keys that will unlock th the thedoor thedoor door to the origin enigmas The locale in question is rich from the archaeological p poi point o i n t o 0 of f view view Expected to Sustain Truth of Book of Mormon It is the opinion of the organizers organizers organ organ- of the Foundation who are arc Mormons 1 that the excavations be being ng undertaken will sustain J the truth of the Book of Mor Mor- Mor-I Mor mon mono It is believed that there I Ii l i is a 3 good possibility that evidence evidence evil evi evi- dence deuce such as modified Egyptian Egyptian Egyptian tian or modified Hebrew scripts will be found on stone pottery or metal President Ferguson states that it is certain that many highly interesting pieces will be found which will be of greatest interest to Latter day Saints He lie is of the opinion that evidence sustaining the Book of Mormon 1 may prove prove of great greatworth greatworth greatworth worth in resisting the advance of the Godless communist leaders leaders lead lead- ers working behind the Iron Curtain lie is of the opinion I that science and religion meet squarely in the field of Book of or Mormon 1 research and that one will sustain the other |