The peoples of the Mesa Verde region and their descendants have found meaning and guidance in the stars for thousands of years. Storytelling is a big part of the descendants’ lives still today. The stars, moon, and sun are key elements of those stories, and their movement through the sky determine when certain stories are told throughout the year.
Read MoreThere are as many names for the stars, planets, and constellations as there are languages and cultures on Earth.
Read MoreOur Moon has a consistent and predictable cycle that repeats every month in the same way that it has for billions of years! But this cycle is more than the 29.5-day pattern of lunar phases. In this episode, we’ll hear about the ways humans have tracked the monthly lunar cycle, as well as the lunar standstill, and the significance that eclipses have for descendants of the Mesa Verde region today.
Read MoreSome of the most well known celestial alignments within ancestral sites correspond with the annual movement of the sun along the horizon throughout the year - especially on the Solstices and Equinoxes. And one of the most famous is the Sun Dagger at Chaco Canyon.
Read MoreMesa Verde National Park serves to protect the history of the Ancestral Pueblo people and others who lived in the region. So what do dark skies have to do with that? The short answer: everything.
Read MoreMesa Verde Voices is a production of the Mesa Verde Association and Mesa Verde National Park.
