A Mesoamerican System of Weights and Measures? Did the ancie

Title

A Mesoamerican System of Weights and Measures? Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods and their values?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1999

Editors

Sorenson, John L. (Secondary)

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

47, 86-87

Volume

8 Issue

2 URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol8/iss2/8

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Ancient Mesoamericans used some systems of weights and measures; items in the market, though, were usually sold by volume. The Mesoamerican weights and measures may coincide with the weights and measures described in Alma 11 of the Book of Mormon, but more research is necessary in order to make conclusive claims.

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8/2 (1999)

Mesoamerica

Economy

Economics

Weights and Measures

A Mesoamerican System of Weights and Measures? Did the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica use a system of weights and scales in measuring goods and their values?

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