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?
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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
- Dave Warren — Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
- Petuuche Gilbert — Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo
Where to watch The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
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