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Aztec Ruins National MonumentPark Ranger CJ took this photo of Aztec West back wall
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
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Sunrise through the Great Kiva's windows  

Did You Know?
Ancestral Pueblo peoples at Chaco Canyon and Chimney Rock used sun and shadows to track the changing of the seasons. Recent studies indicate the Great Kiva windows at Aztec were purposely aligned to solar and lunar events as well. Was this an astronomical observatory?

Last Updated: March 04, 2008 at 14:14 EST