Tree Of Life Stone Mexico

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Tree of life stone mexico.

Christensen book of mormon enthusiasts have long shown a keen interest in the carved stone monument known at stela 5 found in 1941 at the ruins of izapa chiapas mexico which is believed to represent the prophet lehi s vision of the tree of life as recorded in the book of mormon 1 nephi 8. Brewer the history of an idea. We obtained the article from the el paso times. Wells jakeman brigham young university interpreted the carving as a.

A step toward improved interpretation journal of book of mormon studies 8 1 1999. The story behind stela 5. These stelae date from roughly 300 bce to 50 or 100 bce although some argue for dates as late as 250 ce. Clark a new artistic rendering of izapa stela 5.

Tree of life stone in 1965 the mormon owned deseret news announced that the el paso times had published an article which seemed to show that the book of mormon had been proven by archaeologists. Izapa stela 5 is one of a number of large carved stelae found in the ancient mesoamerican site of izapa in the soconusco region of chiapas mexico along the present day guatemalan border. Stela measures approximately 8 feet high 5 feet wide 2 feet tick archaelogist date stela 5 at approx. It is a large stone monument stela covered with intricate carvings dominated by the figure of a fruit bearing tree.

Also known as the tree of life stone it appears to illustrate a mesoamerican creation myth. The lehi stone this stone currently possessed by the smithsonian was discovered in the ancient mesoamerican city of izapa in 1941 by archaeologist matthew w. It stood in the temple courts at the ancient ruin city call izapa in the southwestern corner of mexico. There was one item unearthed in izapa mexico though which has been a topic of discussion since its discovery in 1941.