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Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon

Apart from the solstice markings, the claimed alignments are no more frequent than chance.

Apart from the solstice markings, the claimed alignments are no more frequent than chance.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Counts of alignments fall within the range expected from random orientations.

What would rule it out

  • A null-model test showing a significant excess of alignments to specific sky events.

Evidence 1 for · none against

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). Apart from the solstice markings, the claimed alignments are no more frequent than chance. [Answer ANS0D9KV5347V07]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV5347V07
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