Thus, metal books were an item of the ancient world. Archaeology gives support to one of the founding blocks of Mormon religion. Further, it should be mentioned that writing on tablets was also common in the ancient world. Even mail in ancient Iran was written on and sent in hardened clay. Clearly, using hard surfaces for writing was a relatively common practice among the ancients. Furthermore, it is common knowledge that there were books in the ancient Americas. I bring this up about the books, because many individuals are unfortunately unaware of how advanced some civilizations in the ancient Americas truly were.