The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)
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?
- Released
- 1999-01-01
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Anna Sofaer
- TMDB rating
- 8.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Robert Redford as Narrator (voice)
- Paul Pino as Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
- John Stein as Self - Archaeologist
- Mike Marshall as Self - Archaeologist
- Rich Friedman as Self - Geologist
- Anna Sofaer as Self - Archaeoastronomer
- Phil Tuwaletstiwa as Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
- Edmund J. Ladd as Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
- Dave Warren as Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Petuuche Gilbert as Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo
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