The mystery of Chaco Canyon [videorecording] / a production of the Solstice Project ; produced and directed by Anna Sofaer ; written by Anna Sufaer and Matt Dibble
Examines the enigmas presented by the massive prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people constructed massive ceremonial buildings in a complex celestial pattern throughout a vast desert region. Aerial and time lapse footage and computer modeling show how the Chacoan culture designed, oriented and located these buildings in relationship to the sun and moon. Pueblo Indians, descendants of the Chacoan people, also speak of the significnce of Chaco to the Pueblo world today.
