Digging for the Truth Mystery of the Anasazi (2005– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Mystery of the Anasazi
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary / History / Mystery
- Year :
- 2005–
- Directror :
- Graham Townsley
- Cast :
- Josh Bernstein,Lorisa Qumawunn,Vaughn Hadenfeldt
- Writer :
- Ann Carroll
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 45min
- Rating :
- 7.2/10
In the American Southwest, there is no more puzzling mystery than the magnificent stone cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. Why did the Anasazi Indians suddenly move their villages to these perilous cliffs in the 13th century--and then abandon them just decades later--and seemingly disappear from history? Was it drought? Invading tribes? Or an insidious "cancer" from within that may have caused them to turn to fierce warfare and even cannibalism? In search of answers, our host, the intrepid explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein, travels from Mesa Verde, Colorado to remote canyons in Utah where the Anasazi took refuge. Piecing together the story from both archaeologists and Native Americans, he finally ends up, in his search for the truth, in the eerie and desolate ruins of the Anasazi's greatest cultural center--Chaco Canyon.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Josh Bernstein | - | Himself - Host |
 | Lorisa Qumawunn | - | Herself - Mesa Verde National Park Ranger |
| Vaughn Hadenfeldt | - | Himself - Far Out Expeditions |
| Archie Hanson | - | Himself - Indian Camp Ranch |
| Jeffrey S. Dean | - | Himself - Acting Director, Tree-Ring Research Lab University of Arizona (as Dr. Jeff Dean) |
| John Kantner | - | Himself - Professor of Archaeology, Georgia State University (as Dr. John Kantner) |
| Dawa Taylor | - | Himself - Outreach Coordinator, Hopilavayi Program |
| Wilton Kooyahoema | - | Himself - Hopi Elder |
| Richard Blake | - | Himself - Helicopter Pilot |
| Skip Lange | - | Himself - Airplane Pilot |
| Bob Peters | - | Himself - Power Paraglider Pilot |
| Angelica Pino | - | Recreation Actor |
| Leonard Pino | - | Recreation Actor |
| Marlen Pino | - | Recreation Actor |
| Morris Pino | - | Recreation Actor |