The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

🎞️ Movie 56 min US
โ˜… 7.2 /10 1999

America's Stonehenge?

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. These alignments, along with other evidence, support the theory that Chaco Canyon was a major ceremonial center.

Cast

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Paul Pino
Self
Self - Laguna Pueblo Council member - this is not the same Paul Pino in your database
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Narrator
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Anna Sofaer
Self
Self - Archaeoastronomer
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Michael Stearns
Composer
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Steve Banister
Cinematographer
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Eric Temple
Cinematographer