Omanis Grant Permission to Dig at Nephi’s Bountiful

[mirkwood]

Very cool.

During the month of February a team of archaeologists, scholars and divers, headed by Dr. F. Richard Hauck, will be at Nephi’s Bountiful on a dig to find answers to some critical questions about conditions there in 600 BC.

 

http://ldsmag.com/major-announcement-omanis-grant-permission-to-dig-at-nephis-bountiful/

[john doe]

I read about this a couple days ago. Very interesting that the Omanis would allow them to check out the site. I have my doubts that they will find any definitive proof that Nephi was there, but if they find evidence that a ship may have been built there in the Lehi timeframe, that would be big.

[NeedleinA]

Thanks for sharing Mirkwood. What they will find, who knows? Is it the right place, who knows? I do enjoy reading about LDS archaeologists out hunting. Also, score one for the Omanis trying to set an example to others in the region, very cool. 

Now I hope they find the a giant stone that has carvings saying:

"Lehi + Sariah" or "Nephi wuz here"

[Vort]

My overriding concern is that it be a strictly by-the-numbers archeological dig, preferably (for appearance's sake only) using non-LDS archeologists, and that nothing of significance be destroyed. My philosophical belief is that nothing definitive will be found giving strong evidence of the Book of Mormon; it seems to me that God does not work that way. But if I'm proven wrong in this, so much the better.

[Just_A_Guy]

10 hours ago, NeedleinA said:

Thanks for sharing Mirkwood. What they will find, who knows? Is it the right place, who knows? I do enjoy reading about LDS archaeologists out hunting. Also, score one for the Omanis trying to set an example to others in the region, very cool. 

Now I hope they find the a giant stone that has carvings saying:

"Lehi + Sariah" or "Nephi wuz here"

Or even better:

Quote

Nephi is a momma's boy

--Laman

or, best:

Quote

I'm not an iron rod Jew.  I'm more of a Liahona Jew.

--Lemuel

 

Edited February 14, 2016 by Just_A_Guy

[Blackmarch]

On 2/13/2016 at 10:58 PM, mirkwood said:

Very cool.

During the month of February a team of archaeologists, scholars and divers, headed by Dr. F. Richard Hauck, will be at Nephi’s Bountiful on a dig to find answers to some critical questions about conditions there in 600 BC.

 

http://ldsmag.com/major-announcement-omanis-grant-permission-to-dig-at-nephis-bountiful/

wow. I hope that significant finds are there to be found. And amazing that the local leaders would allow this.