CHARIOTS
Alma 18:9; “And they said unto him: Behold, he is feeding thy horses. Now the king had commanded his servants, previous to the time of the watering of their flocks, that they should prepare his horses and chariots, and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi; for there had been a great feast appointed at the land of Nephi, by the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.”
There were a number of uses for the chariot most of which included war battles, racing, parades and games. The first recorded location of chariots is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, but even that is disputed. It seems the last recorded use of a chariot was circa 540 AD timeframe and by that time in history they were only being used in parades. (5)
The website of www.encyclopedia.com gives a good concise explanation of the origin, uses, and geographical spread of the chariot. Nothing I found said anything about the chariot being in the American continent at any time so that pretty much negates the story of the father of Lamoni gathering the chariots to go for a feast!
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