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Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon

The lunar shadow positions are by-products of the slabs' shape; the site was not used to follow the…

The lunar shadow positions are by-products of the slabs' shape; the site was not used to follow the standstills.

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Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • Shadow edges cross distinctive points of the spiral on many dates, not only at the standstills.

What would rule it out

  • Evidence of Chacoan attention to the standstill cycle, such as building timed to standstill years, shown against chance.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe lunar shadow positions are by-products of the slabs' shape; the site was not used to follow the…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The lunar shadow positions are by-products of the slabs' shape; the site was not used to follow the… [Answer ANS0D9KVP601RTM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KVP601RTM
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