On
left: the orbit of Digitaria (Sirius B) around Sirius as portrayed
by the Dogon in their sand drawings. On right: A modern astronomical
diagram of the orbit of Sirius, the years indicated being the
positions of Sirius B in its orbit on those dates. Note that
the Dogon do not place Sirius at the centre of their drawing
but seem to place it near one focus of their approximate ellipse
– which constitutes one of the most extraordinary features
of their information, and matches the diagram on the right to
an uncanny degree.
From
The Sirius Mystery by Robert Temple
