Cosmic Africa
Dear all,
As a physicist, I could not pass on the opportunity to talk about the fellow South African astrophysicist Thebe Medupe ‘s work on Cosmic Africa. Cosmic Africa is a project/documentary about astronomy in African cultures, exploring astronomy among two of the oldest African tribes: the Namib (or Bushmen or San) of Namibia, and the Dogon people of Mali. I heard this documentary one evening on PRI. It felt so great hearing an elder from the Dogon tribe talking about their use of the moon, stars, etc, for their harvest. People still study the sky and the stars to guide them during the hunting season; astronomy is an integral part of their daily lives, dances, and ceremonies. This knowledge of the sky was passed on from generation to generations for the past 500 years.
Thebe Medupe
The Dogon people knew certain celestial bodies…
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