The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)
01/01/1999 (US) • 57m
Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest
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?
Top Billed Cast
Narrator (voice)
Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
Self - Archaeologist
Self - Archaeologist
Self - Geologist
Self - Archaeoastronomer
Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
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