Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
The Fajada solar markings are deliberate but the site was a sun shrine, not a precise calendar, and the lunar…
The Fajada solar markings are deliberate but the site was a sun shrine, not a precise calendar, and the lunar claims are unsupported.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The marker is less precise than horizon observation for anticipating the solstice.
- Historic Pueblo practice records sun-watching but not lunar standstill tracking.
What would rule it out
- Evidence that Chacoans tracked the 18.6-year cycle, such as datable construction timed to standstill years.
Evidence 1 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 Fajada solar markings are deliberate but the site was a sun shrine, not a precise calendar, and the lunar… [Answer ANS0D9KV4BP4PT6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV4BP4PT6
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