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Annual Letter from Solstice Project 2023

Annual Letter from Solstice Project 2023

Maya Archaeoastronomer Alonso Mendez with Anna Sofaer at Pueblo BonitoDear Friend, For 40+ years the Solstice Project has been telling the remarkable story of Chaco Canyon. Through our own original research and collaborations with educators of descendant communities...

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Solstice Project colleague Robert Weiner

Solstice Project colleague Robert Weiner

Archaeologists Rich Friedman and Rob Weiner with Anna Sofaer. Solstice Project colleague Robert Weiner recently earned his Ph.D. from University of Colorado Boulder following a successful defense of his (900 page!) dissertation on Chacoan roads, which was held at the...

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Annual Letter from Solstice Project 2022

Annual Letter from Solstice Project 2022

Archaeologists Rich Friedman and Rob Weiner with Anna Sofaer at a Written on the Landscape filming event. Photo by cinematographer Dyanna Taylor.My Chaco Canyon JourneyMany of you have experienced my Chaco Canyon journey through my two previous...

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Recent research and progress

, The Solstice Project will present its recent research and progress on its film production --- Written on the Landscape --- conveying the remarkable expanse of the Chaco Culture throughout the Four Corners on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom at Fort...

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Written on the Landscape

Written on the Landscape

Click here to watch the Trailer! Our biggest news is the progress on our film, Written on the Landscape.  Our latest research  shows that the patterns of astronomical alignments in the central canyon and their relationships to sacred landscape are repeated throughout...

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Annual Letter from the Solstice Project

Annual Letter from the Solstice Project

2020-2021 Annual Letter December 2021 Dear Friend,I want to thank you for your interest and continuing support to the Solstice Project, and send warm greetings of the season. Our research and engagement with Chaco has been ongoing even in this challenging time, and...

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