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?
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
Matt Dibble
Writer
Anna Sofaer
Director
Anna Sofaer
Writer
Michael Stearns
Music
Alan Price
Animation Director
Aleksei Zolotaryov
Animation
Edward A. Gutentag
Cinematography
Steve Snow
Cinematography
Denver Miller
Cinematography
Alan Price
Cinematography
Miguel Rivera
Sound Effects
Matt Dibble
Editor
Doug Kahan
Cinematography
David Aubrey
Cinematography
Rick Von Kaenel
Cinematography
Eric Temple
Cinematography
James Becker
Sound
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