They are believed to be of Egyptian descent. After living in Libya for a
time, they settled in Mali, West Africa, bringing with them astronomy
legends dating from before 3200 BC.
The first Western scientists to visit and study the Dogon people were French
anthropologists Drs Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen, who initially
made contact with them in 1931, and continued to research them for the next
three decades, culminating in a detailed study conducted between 1946-1950.
During their work, these anthropologists documented the traditional
mythology and sacred beliefs of the Dogon, which included an extraordinary
body of ancient lore regarding
Sirius the brilliant, far-distant Dog Star.
Their priests told them of a secret Dogon myth about the star Sirius (8.6
light years from the Earth. The priests said that Sirius had a companion
star that was invisible to the human eye. They also stated that the star
moved in a 50-year elliptical orbit around Sirius, that it was small and
incredibly heavy, and that it rotated on its axis.
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