QuestionsGreat houses of Chaco CanyonAre the great houses aligned to solar and lunar directions, or do their orientations follow building tradition and topography?Answer
Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
Twelve of the fourteen major buildings were oriented to the cardinal directions, the solstice, or the moon's…
Twelve of the fourteen major buildings were oriented to the cardinal directions, the solstice, or the moon's minor or major standstill, and the buildings were placed on solar and lunar bearings to one another.
Where it stands
DisputedThree pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Wall azimuths fall within a degree or two of the targets more often than random or traditional orientations would.
- Bearings between buildings fall on standstill azimuths more often than the canyon's shape alone would give.
What would rule it out
- A test showing that the number of buildings within 2.8° of a target is what random orientations, or the south-facing tradition, would give.
Evidence 3 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyMost great houses face south to south-south-east, continuing the orientation of earlier pit houses and unit…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Twelve of the fourteen major buildings were oriented to the cardinal directions, the solstice, or the moon's… [Answer ANS0D9KVQ587JDN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KVQ587JDN
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