located in Chaco Canyon, near the ruins of a cultural hub for the Chacoans; the Chacoans thrived there between A.D. 900 and 1150. The rock art depicting a solar eclipse, possibly from A.D. 1097 ...

Chaco Canyon has the most Basketmaker sites found anywhere, dating from the sixth century. The sites are contiguous in the canyon and so is the rock art. The Petroglyph Trail begins at 1.5 miles.

rock art. Researchers believe they have discovered a rock carving in New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon that represents a total eclipse that occurred more than 900 years ago. The engraving, known as a ...

Two other Chaco Canyon rock art pieces may be related to astronomical events, Malville said. One is thought by some to be a depiction of an A.D. 1054 supernova bright enough to be visible in the ...

The move came after Sofaer's rediscovery of the Sun Dagger site on Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon. The organization ... demonstrating in real time how three rock slabs cast light patterns that ...

But there’s no guarantee. This isn’t the first rockfall at Chaco Canyon. The most infamous event was in 1941 when aptly named “Threatening Rock” came crashing down. The rock was a 30,000 ...