# At summer solstice a single dagger of light crosses the centre of the large spiral; at the winter solstice…

> At summer solstice a single dagger of light crosses the centre of the large spiral; at the winter solstice two daggers bracket it; at the equinoxes a…

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# At summer solstice a single dagger of light crosses the centre of the large spiral; at the winter solstice…

At summer solstice a single dagger of light crosses the centre of the large spiral; at the winter solstice two daggers bracket it; at the equinoxes a dagger bisects the small spiral.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The slabs were set or shaped so that midday light marks the solstices and equinoxes on the spirals, and the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/answers/ANS0D9KVGJA3VMP/the-slabs-were-set-or-shaped-so-that-midday-light-marks-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). At summer solstice a single dagger of light crosses the centre of the large spiral; at the winter solstice… [Evidence EVD0D9KVGT41ZCA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D9KVGT41ZCA
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