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
Most great houses face south to south-south-east, continuing the orientation of earlier pit houses and unit…
Most great houses face south to south-south-east, continuing the orientation of earlier pit houses and unit pueblos; the canyon's shape sets the lines between them, and only a few cardinal walls and solstice sightlines were intended.
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
- Great-house orientations match those of earlier pit structures and small houses in the region.
- Solstice horizon sightlines exist at the late great houses whatever their walls' orientation.
What would rule it out
- Great-house orientations that depart from the regional tradition and cluster on the lunar azimuths.
Evidence 2 for · none 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). Most great houses face south to south-south-east, continuing the orientation of earlier pit houses and unit… [Answer ANS0D9KVRCA6JSV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KVRCA6JSV
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