Movie

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

★ 8.7/10 · 3 votes 1999 0h 57m Released

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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?

Cast

Robert Redford Narrator (voice) P Paul Pino Self - Council Member, Lag J John Stein Self - Archaeologist M Mike Marshall Self - Archaeologist R Rich Friedman Self - Geologist A Anna Sofaer Self - Archaeoastronomer