The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

January 01, 1999 | 57 min

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?

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Naomi Scott

Robert Redford

Naomi Scott

Paul Pino

Naomi Scott

John Stein

Naomi Scott

Rich Friedman

Naomi Scott

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Naomi Scott

Edmund J. Ladd

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