Michael Coe

MICHAEL D. COE is professor of anthropology at Yale University and a leading scholar on the archaeology of Mesoamerica. His numerous publications include: Mexico, The Jaguar's Children, The Maya, America's First Civilization, and the soon to be released The Maya Scribe and his World.

Mormons and Archaeology: An Outside View

Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 2

“Mormonism” must surely be the only major religious movement whose founder was fascinated by archaeology and whose members are imbued with a mystique based upon archaeological findings.[1] Because of this element of faith, scientists who are not Mormons have…