Presented by: Jenna Dittman, Pikes Peak State College Professor of Archaeology
The Chacoan Cosmos
Did you know that the oldest science practiced by humans is astronomy? In the Chacoan landscape (800 CE and 1300 CE), the Ancestral Puebloan utilized astronomical observations made by the naked eye to influence their perceptions of time, art, community, architecture, and connection to the spirit world. Although archaeologists have been aware of these ancient cultures (More)