Film · 1999 · Documentary
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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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?
8 principal cast
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
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 57m documentary directed by Anna Sofaer is rated 8.7/10 by 3 viewers.
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon was released on January 1, 1999.
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon was directed by Anna Sofaer.
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon has a runtime of 57 minutes.
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon is categorized as Documentary, History.
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