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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

80 %|Jan 1, 1999|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?

Featured Crew

Anna Sofaer
Writer
Anna Sofaer
Director
Matt Dibble
Writer
Edward A. Gutentag
Cinematography
Michael Josephs
Additional Music
Michael Stearns
Music
Alton Walpole
Cinematography
Alan Price
Animation Director

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Cast

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Robert Redford
Narrator (voice)
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Paul Pino
Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
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John Stein
Self - Archaeologist
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Mike Marshall
Self - Archaeologist
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Rich Friedman
Self - Geologist
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Anna Sofaer
Self - Archaeoastronomer
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Phil Tuwaletstiwa
Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
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Edmund J. Ladd
Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
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Dave Warren
Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
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Petuuche Gilbert
Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo