Solstice Project

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Our research continues to enrich studies of archaeology, archaeoastronomy, anthropology and Native American cultures

The Solstice Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of the rich astronomical heritage of the ancient Chaco culture of the American Southwest. Founded in 1978 by Anna Sofaer, initial efforts focused on the study, documentation and preservation of the Sun Dagger site, a remarkable celestial calendar of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Subsequent Solstice Project research and films have revealed that the Chaco culture's ceremonial architecture was built to align with the cycles of the sun and moon, and that the elaborately engineered Chaco Great North Road was constructed to commemorate celestial north.

09/25/2026

We are immensely grateful for your tax-deductible contribution. It will help us to complete our fourth film "From the Mind’s Eye" for its projected Summer Solstice 2027 release. It’s a culmination of more than four decades of research, collaboration, and deep listening with a message of cosmic connection, ancient ingenuity, and enduring cultural wisdom.
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/GDQ83KKBRLGFA

09/22/2026

"As we celebrate this year’s Fall equinox and pause to witness the ancient rhythms of sun, earth, and sky, I reflect on what happens when the places that preserve those connections are put at risk."
Read more in Anna Sofaer's Fall Equinox Letter.
https://mailchi.mp/solsticeproject/fall-equinox

Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm 09/21/2026

Unesco has contacted the federal government about its potential threats to Chaco Canyon, a world heritage property, and awaits a response. "The world heritage committee has consistently considered extractive activities to be incompatible with world heritage status," a Unesco spokesperson told The Guardian. Here’s the story.

Trump plan to allow drilling near US world heritage site sparks alarm Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco

09/18/2026

Watch our award-winning film, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon," tonight (September 18) at 9 pm MT, on New Mexico PBS KNME 5.4. Narrated by our dear friend Robert Redford, and timed to celebrate the fall equinox.

09/16/2026

Tune in tomorrow, Sept. 17 at 7 pm, to see our award-winning film, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon." On New Mexico PBS KNME 5.1. Narrated by our dear friend Robert Redford.
You can also watch it at 9 pm on Friday, Sept. 18 on New Mexico PBS KNME 5.4.

09/14/2026

Celebrate the fall equinox with our award-winning film, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon," which airs this Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 pm on New Mexico PBS KNME 5.1. Narrated by our dear friend Robert Redford.

09/11/2026

A timely new podcast, "On Common Ground," explores stories of “the lands that bind us, the people who depend on them, and what’s at stake if we fail to protect them.” It’s presented by Bill Hedden and John Leshy.
https://linktr.ee/oncommonground

09/09/2026

Our award-winning film, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon," will air on KNME 5.1 on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., celebrating the fall equinox. The film has aired more than 10,000 times on 95% of the nation’s PBS stations since its release in 2000, and it's been broadcast 91 times on New Mexico PBS! Narrated by Robert Redford.
https://solsticeproject.org/the-mystery-of-chaco-canyon/

09/08/2026

"At once grand and intimate, 'Written on the Landscape’ conveys the poetry, wisdom and experience of the Chaco World for the benefit of people today, and tomorrow."
—Scott Ortman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Director, Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology, University of Colorado-Boulder
https://solsticeproject.org/

09/04/2026

Tune in to see our award-winning film, "The Mystery of Chaco Canyon," on KNME 5.1 on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m., celebrating the fall equinox. The film has aired more than 10,000 times on 95% of the nation’s PBS stations since its release in 2000, and it's been broadcast 91 times on New Mexico PBS! Narrated by Robert Redford.

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