The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

Release date : January 1, 1999
Runtime : 57m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Anna Sofaer /
Writers : Matt Dibble / Anna Sofaer /
Production companies : Bullfrog Films / The Solstice Project /
January 1, 1999 57m United States of America Documentary English More
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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 Pueblo
John Stein
Self - Archaeologist
Mike Marshall
Self - Archaeologist
Rich Friedman
Self - Geologist
Anna Sofaer
Self - Archaeoastronomer
Phil Tuwaletstiwa
Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
Edmund J. Ladd
Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
Dave Warren
Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
Petuuche Gilbert
Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo

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  • title:The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1999
  • Runtime:57m
  • Genres: Documentary · History ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Anna Sofaer /
  • Writers: Matt Dibble · Anna Sofaer ·
  • Production companies: Bullfrog Films · The Solstice Project ·
  • 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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