The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)

8.7 57 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

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

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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Cast

Robert Redford Robert Redford Narrator (voice)
Paul Pino Paul Pino Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
John Stein John Stein Self - Archaeologist
Mike Marshall Mike Marshall Self - Archaeologist
Rich Friedman Rich Friedman Self - Geologist
Anna Sofaer Anna Sofaer Self - Archaeoastronomer
Phil Tuwaletstiwa Phil Tuwaletstiwa Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
Edmund J. Ladd Edmund J. Ladd Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
Dave Warren Dave Warren Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
Petuuche Gilbert Petuuche Gilbert Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo

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