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A documentary that explores the ancient astronomy of the Chacoan people in the American Southwest. Narrated by Robert Redford, it reveals how they designed and oriented their buildings and roads in relation to the sun and moon.
This documentary examines the ancient ruins of Chaco Canyon, built between 850 and 1150 A.D. in northwest New Mexico. This film describes and demonstrates the intricate and precise astronomical alignments among the many buildings spread over a wide desert area.
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- Documentary
- Anna Sofaer
- 56
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon is a local public television program presented by NMPBS . Explore how the Chacoan people expressed a complex solar and lunar cosmology in their arch.
Apr 5, 2016 · THE MYSTERY OF CHACO CANYON examines the deep enigmas presented by the massive prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. It is the summation of 20 years of research.
- 4 min
- Bullfrog Films
Feb 22, 2017 · In 1896 archaeologists excavating Pueblo Bonito, a 650-room, multistory brick edifice in northwestern New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, found the remains of 14 people in a burial crypt. Necklaces,...
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon examines the deep enigmas presented by the massive prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. It is the...
- 55 min
- 2.6K
- Bey's Bazaar
The Mystery Of Chaco Canyon examines the deep enigmas presented by the massive prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, revealing that between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people designed and constructed massive ceremonial buildings oriented in a complex celestial pattern throughout this vast desert region.
