Chaco Astronomy: An Ancient American Cosmology
After rumors surfaced about the sun bisecting a petroglyph at Chaco Canyon, people never looked at the site the same again. The discovery proposed a cosmology at Chaco, and the book looks at the people who lived in the San Juan Basin from 850 AD to 1300, developing an elaborate culture around the cycles of the sun and moon....This book is exciting for anyone interested in the ancient times of (the Southwest). --Enchantment MagazineAnna Sofaer's pioneering work on Chaco Canyon, a World Heritage Site, should be required reading for anyone interested in how the prehistoric people of the American Southwest conceptualized their universe and placed themselves within that universe. --Todd W. Bostwick, co-editor, Viewing the Sky Through Past and Present Cultures