The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

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

1999 en 57 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

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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