The mystery of Chaco Canyon [videorecording] / a production of the Solstice Project ; produced and directed by Anna Sofaer ; written by Anna Sofaer and Matt Dibble.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Bullfrog Films,
Copyright Date:
c2003
Description:
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study guide for teachers (78 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.)
Title from screen. Made in 1999. Special feature: Pdf version of teacher's guide is available on DVD-ROM portion of the disc. Includes chapter index. Guide includes bibliographical references (p. 57-71). Narrator, Robert Redford.
Summary:
Examines the enigmas presented by the prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Tells that between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people constructed massive ceremonial buildings in a complex celestial pattern throughout a vast desert region, and uses aerial and time lapse footage and computer modeling to show how the Chacoan culture designed, oriented and located these buildings in relation to the sun and moon. Pueblo Indians, descendants of the Chacoan people, also speak of the significance of Chaco to the Pueblo world today.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.