Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
The Sun Dagger marks the solstices, equinoxes and lunar standstills, and great houses and shrines are aligned…
The Sun Dagger marks the solstices, equinoxes and lunar standstills, and great houses and shrines are aligned to solar and lunar extremes.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The Fajada markings occur at the lunar standstill extremes as well as the solar stations.
- Great-house walls and shrine lines cluster on lunar standstill azimuths beyond chance.
What would rule it out
- A pre-registered alignment test across all great houses and shrines that finds no excess at lunar azimuths.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe Sun Dagger marks the solstices, equinoxes and lunar standstills, and great houses and shrines are aligned…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Sun Dagger marks the solstices, equinoxes and lunar standstills, and great houses and shrines are aligned… [Answer ANS0D9KV3CE4EX1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV3CE4EX1
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