The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest

  • Rated 8.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1999
  • 57m
  • Documentary
  • History

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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Director
Anna Sofaer
Starring
Robert Redford, Paul Pino, John Stein, Mike Marshall

Cast

  • Robert Redford

    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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