Dogon Cosmology -Non Muslim West Afrikan Agregrain civilization -Sirius B and Sirius C - Dogon population of about 300,000 -Egyptian Descent -Calendar 50 years -The Nommos **To begin your research** The Dogon astronomical intelligence dates back 3200 BC. The Dogon tribes astronomical and scientific nucleus is the Sirius B star. They have said that they are descendents of divine in habitants who live on the star. Sirius B was nicknamed: The Pup or The Dog Star . Their society studied by modern scientist was vastly misunderstood and at one point there scientific knowledge dismissed. What they discovered was that the Dogon had in fact, accurately described the three principal properties of a white dwarf star: small, heavy and white and had also stated that Sirius is a binary star, both of which we now know the Sirius system to be. Dogon religion is defined primarily through the worship of the ancestors and the spirits whom they encountered. The Dogon express they have received many gifts from Divine beings. For example: The ibis-headed Egyptian god Thoth, identified by the Greeks with Hermes, was considered to have given many gifts to humanity, including the all-important writing. #flipagram ♫ Music: 03 Gold Brick [Prod. Coffee Black] made with @flipagram @seetheprofessor
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