The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
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?
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)
Anna Sofaer
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8.7/10
3 votes
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87/100 blend
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Warm reception overall — weighted ~87/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1999)
Anna Sofaer
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