The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

57 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 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?

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

57 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 1999

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?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Bullfrog Films, The Solstice Project
Original title The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Directors Anna Sofaer
Writers Matt Dibble, Anna Sofaer

Cast

Robert Redford

as Narrator (voice)

Paul Pino

as Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo

John Stein

as Self - Archaeologist

Mike Marshall

as Self - Archaeologist

Rich Friedman

as Self - Geologist

Anna Sofaer

as Self - Archaeoastronomer

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

as Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe

Edmund J. Ladd

as Self - Archaeologist, Zuni

Dave Warren

as Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo

Petuuche Gilbert

as Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo