Dogon Village of Telem

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Aliens claims the Dogon people possessed astronomical knowledge of the Sirius star system that could only have come from alien contact. Their cosmological understanding is presented as evidence of extraterrestrial visitation and knowledge transfer.

What Archaeology Says

The Dogon people of Mali have a rich oral tradition including astronomical knowledge. While some claims about their Sirius knowledge have been overstated in popular culture, mainstream ethnography shows their sophisticated understanding of celestial bodies developed through observation and cultural transmission.