The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)

Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest

Documentary History

Chaco Canyon, located in northwest New Mexico, is perhaps the only site in the world constructed in an elaborate pattern that mirrors the yearly cycle of the sun and the 19-year cycle of the moon. How did an ancient civilization, with no known written language, arrange its buildings into a virtual celestial calendar, spanning an area roughly the size of Ireland?

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  • Release Date: 1999-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 57min
  • Director: Anna Sofaer

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Robert Redford

      Narrator (voice)

    • Paul Pino

      Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo

    • John Stein

      Self - Archaeologist

    • Mike Marshall

      Self - Archaeologist

    • Rich Friedman

      Self - Geologist

    • Anna Sofaer

      Self - Archaeoastronomer

    • Phil Tuwaletstiwa

      Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe

    • Edmund J. Ladd

      Self - Archaeologist, Zuni

    • Dave Warren

      Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo

    • Petuuche Gilbert

      Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo

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