Release Date

01 Jan, 1999

Runtime

00:57: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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

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?

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Actors

Robert Redford

Paul Pino

John Stein

Mike Marshall

Rich Friedman

Anna Sofaer

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Edmund J. Ladd

Dave Warren

Petuuche Gilbert

Crew

Matt Dibble

Anna Sofaer

Anna Sofaer

Michael Stearns

Alan Price

Aleksei Zolotaryov

Edward A. Gutentag

Steve Snow

Denver Miller

Alan Price

Miguel Rivera

Andrea Nix

Matt Dibble

Doug Kahan