The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest
8.7(3) 1999-01-01 57 minDocumentaryHistory
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?
WriterMatt Dibble
DirectorAnna Sofaer
WriterAnna Sofaer
AnimationAleksei Zolotaryov
ProducerAnna Sofaer
AnimationTim Best
Cast & characters
Robert Redford
as Narrator (voice)
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Paul Pino
as Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo
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John Stein
as Self - Archaeologist
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Mike Marshall
as Self - Archaeologist
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Rich Friedman
as Self - Geologist
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Anna Sofaer
as Self - Archaeoastronomer
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Phil Tuwaletstiwa
as Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe
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Edmund J. Ladd
as Self - Archaeologist, Zuni
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Dave Warren
as Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo
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Petuuche Gilbert
as Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo
