jskains wrote:
I don't believe that there is a nessesary model. I am sure it was limited in the sense that the focus is on the group and the areas they claimed as their own world. It seems to be that geography was far less important than the stories themselves. I am not sure God really intended us to ever know where they were from.
This isn't a science book or even really a history book. It is a book of lessons.
This is a nonanswer. Clearly you've thought about the issue enough to reject LGT in Mesoamerica.
I don't see a problem. :)
Of course you don't.
I imagine the other civilizations left them alone or were created after the fact. I don't imagine the importance of a horse was great enough to keep active in their mythology. For all we know, there were so few horses left, that by the time the other civilizations were large enough or cared enough, there were none left to follow.
Josh, can you name any ancient New World civilization that did NOT use animals in their mythology and imagery?
That is a false approach. If only Salt Lake City had access to those cars and was wiped out, then the use of cars could possible be lost. Expecially if the cars were biodegradable. :)
JMS
Then you must think that the Nephites and Lamanites lived on an isolated island, because, clearly, the entire New World civilization wasn't wiped out without a trace.