# Ceremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than…

> Most likely: Ceremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than carrying traffic.

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# Ceremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than…

Ceremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than carrying traffic.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Road bearings cluster on cardinal directions and solar or lunar azimuths more than terrain alone would give.
- Roads end at shrines, springs, mountains or canyons rather than settlements.
- Parallel or doubled roads occur where no traffic demand exists.

## What would rule it out

- A complete lidar map showing road bearings no more aligned to sky events than random orientations under the same terrain, and endpoints mostly at settlements.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[The Gasco roads run in a parallel pair for more than 6 km and align with springs and the winter solstice…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/evidence/EVD0D9KV25C7D5M/the-gasco-roads-run-in-a-parallel-pair-for-more-than-6-km)

Suggestive

FOR

[The Great North Road runs straight north for about 56 km, and modern Pueblo people link it with their…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/evidence/EVD0D9KV2D61P3T/the-great-north-road-runs-straight-north-for-about-56-km-and)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What were the Chacoan roads for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/questions/QST0D9KTSVR1WA0/what-were-the-chacoan-roads-for)

Most likelyCeremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Ceremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than… [Answer ANS0D9KV1XJ5KRF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV1XJ5KRF
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