 It predicates that the "Book of Mormon" is not supported by Smithsonian Institution's archaeological research, and states, "The Smithsonian Institution has never used the "Book of Mormon" in any way as a scientific guide.Smithsonian archaeologists see no direct connection between the archaeology of the New World and the subject matter of the "[Book of Mormon]".Crane also mentions the "Book of Abraham", stating that it was translated from fragments of papyrus that Joseph Smith purchased from an Egyptologist, and that the manuscript resurfaced in 1967 and was found by several famous Egyptologists to have nothing to do with Abraham.