People from Space

Dogon is one of the most mysterious tribes of Africa . The complex and fascinating mythology of tribal customs of interest for years ethnographers and anthropologists. They are also interested in the history of the archaeologists, because they have been unable to accurately determine the origin of this remarkable people. The tribe, which has over 400 thousand members live in central Mali, West Africa, where land is the color of ocher, the official language is French, and about 80 percent African population speaks Bambara language. Dogon claim to be descendants of the first people on Earth, and on the planet came from planet Sirius.Their beliefs and traditions, as well as a fairly detailed knowledge of space make this an African tribe, one of the most interesting people in the world. Villages Dogon are stretched to a length of 150 km along the Bandiagara fault. The gigantic escarpment rising to a height of more than 500 meters gave people a good position to defend against the attacks of neighboring tribes. The slope is more than 30 settlements. Originally, in area lived closer to unidentified people Tellem , who began a breakneck construction - houses were almost glued to the walls of the cliff. Around 1500 AD the Dogon arrived here and built the village up to the foot of the cliff. The whole area is now called the Dogon country. Will Sirius`s tribe survive the coming years?