QuestionsGreat houses of Chaco CanyonWas the Fajada Butte spiral made and used as a solar calendar?Answer
Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
The light play on the spirals is coincidence; the spirals were not placed to mark the sun.
The light play on the spirals is coincidence; the spirals were not placed to mark the sun.
Where it stands
DisputedTwo pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Light-marking sites in the region show no excess at the solstices and equinoxes.
What would rule it out
- A regional excess of markings at the solstices and equinoxes.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyThe site was a sun shrine where the solstices and equinoxes were watched and honoured, not a calendar for…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The light play on the spirals is coincidence; the spirals were not placed to mark the sun. [Answer ANS0D9KVKQW67D9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KVKQW67D9
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