The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

The story

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?

Cast & crew

Robert RedfordNarrator (voice)

Paul Pino

Paul PinoSelf - Council Member, Laguna Pueblo

John Stein

John SteinSelf - Archaeologist

Mike Marshall

Mike MarshallSelf - Archaeologist

Rich Friedman

Rich FriedmanSelf - Geologist

Anna Sofaer

Anna SofaerSelf - Archaeoastronomer

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Phil TuwaletstiwaSelf - Geodesist, Hopi Tribe

Edmund J. Ladd

Edmund J. LaddSelf - Archaeologist, Zuni

Dave Warren

Dave WarrenSelf - Ethnohistorian, Santa Clara Pueblo

Petuuche Gilbert

Petuuche GilbertSelf - Historian, Acoma Pueblo