The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest
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January 1, 1999
57m
Overview
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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Robert Redford
Narrator (voice)Paul Pino
Self - Council Member, Laguna PuebloJohn Stein
Self - ArchaeologistMike Marshall
Self - ArchaeologistRich Friedman
Self - GeologistAnna Sofaer
Self - ArchaeoastronomerPhil Tuwaletstiwa
Self - Geodesist, Hopi TribeEdmund J. Ladd
Self - Archaeologist, ZuniDave Warren
Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara PuebloPetuuche Gilbert
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