The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

IMDb 8.0 1999 • 57 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Anna Sofaer

Country

US

Plot Summary

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?

Top Cast

Robert Redford
Robert Redford Narrator (voice)
Paul Pino
Paul Pino Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
John Stein
John Stein Self - Archaeologist
Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall Self - Archaeologist
Rich Friedman
Rich Friedman Self - Geologist