. . . A comparison of the descriptions of armor in the Book of Moron with pre-Columbian archaeological evidence indicates that most armor was made of animal skins, cloth, wood, or stone. The only reference to metal armor in the Book of Mormon is to a Jaredite breastplate (Mosiah 8:10), which may roughly correspond to iron mirror-like breastplates known to have been used by the Olmecs. . . . The standard system of armor described in the Book of Mormon consisted of a basic cloak or vest of thick fabric or animal skin, a breastplate, a headplate, and a shield, which broadly corresponds with artistic and archaeological evidence of pre-Columbian armor from Mesoamerica.