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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

Documentary | History

8.0

Release Date

January 1, 1999

Duration

57 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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?

Casts

Robert Redford

Narrator (voice)

Robert Redford

Paul Pino

Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo

Paul Pino

John Stein

Self - Archaeologist

John Stein

Mike Marshall

Self - Archaeologist

Mike Marshall

Rich Friedman

Self - Geologist

Rich Friedman

Anna Sofaer

Self - Archaeoastronomer

Anna Sofaer

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Edmund J. Ladd

Self - Archaeologist, Zuni

Edmund J. Ladd

Dave Warren

Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo

Dave Warren

Petuuche Gilbert

Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo

Petuuche Gilbert

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