The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

Unveils the Astronomical Brilliance of an Ancient Culture in the American Southwest

57 mins
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?

Robert Redford

Narrator (voice)

Paul Pino

Self - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo

John Stein

Self - Archaeologist

Mike Marshall

Self - Archaeologist

Rich Friedman

Self - Geologist

Anna Sofaer

Self - Archaeoastronomer

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Self - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe

Edmund J. Ladd

Self - Archaeologist, Zuni

Dave Warren

Self - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo

Petuuche Gilbert

Self - Historian, Acoma Pueblo

Anna Sofaer

Director

Alan Price

Animation Director

Edward A. Gutentag

Cinematography

Steve Snow

Cinematography

Denver Miller

Cinematography

Alan Price

Cinematography

Miguel Rivera

Sound Effects

Andrea Nix

Associate Producer

Doug Kahan

Cinematography

David Aubrey

Cinematography

Rick Von Kaenel

Cinematography

Eric Temple

Cinematography

Karl Kernberger

Cinematography

Matt Dibble

Cinematography

Anna Sofaer

Producer

Tim Best

Animation

Steve Banister

Cinematography

Michael Josephs

Additional Music

Ron Sunsinger

Additional Music

William Harrison

Cinematography

Ron Cox

Modeling

Alton Walpole

Cinematography

Michael Johnson

Cinematography

Gay Browning

Cinematography

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