Chacoan Astronomy, Cosmography, Roads & Ritual Power: Insights into the Chaco World Using New Tech

Date: January 24, 2019
Speakers: Anna Sofaer with colleagues Robert Weiner and Richard Friedman of The Solstice Project
Speaker website: solsticeproject.org

Anna Sofaer and her colleagues, Robert Weiner and Richard Friedman, present their work on the Solstice Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the study of astronomical heritage in Chaco Canyon culture. Using traditional approaches and emerging technologies (LIDAR and 3D modeling), their work reveals new ways of exploring this history.

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