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12/8/2007
10:32:18 am EST
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Archeoastronomer Explains Chaco Canyon Solstice
Author: Diane Fowler Source: Cibola Beacon (NM)
Title: ARCHEOASTRONOMER EXPLAINS CHACO CANYON SOLSTICE
The ancient art of sun watching is alive and well today at Chaco Culture National Historical Park in western New Mexico.
Archeoastronomer G.B. Cornucopia of the park staff explained, in a power point presentation at the Double Six Gallery on Saturday, how ancient astronomy led to architectural details in the construction of the great houses of the canyon.
Archeoastronomy is the study of the astronomical practices of ancient cultures, so Cornucopia has expertise in both astronomy and archeology.
Archeoastronomers study the clues that ancient astronomers left behind and at Chaco Canyon they talk with the contemporary Pueblo people to learn about the knowledge passed down to them by their ancestors.
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| The Chacoans - Solar Engineers? | Dec 10th. at 12:17:45 pm EST
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John the Alchemist (Francestown, New Hampshire) - Email Me
The author implies that the Chacoan people oriented their buildings the way they did for purely cerimonial reasons. I suspect they had a more practical use in mind. If you orient the long axis of the house east-west and design the house properly, you can maximize solar heat gain in the winter and minimize it in the summer.
This worked beautifully for me when I built my house here in New England 20-odd years ago. If the Chacoans were in tune with the movenments of the sun I would be surprised if they did not pick up on this trick also.
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