Brien Foerster
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Brien Foerster (born 1963) is a Canadian-American author and researcher specializing in the ancient history of Peru, Bolivia, and Egypt, best known for his fieldwork on elongated skulls at Paracas and his advocacy for the view that the builders of sites such as Ollantaytambo, Sacsayhuaman, and Puma Punku employed technologies not yet explained by conventional archaeology. He is a resident of Peru and has led hundreds of tours to Andean archaeological sites.
Background
Foerster grew up in British Columbia, Canada, trained initially as a marine biologist, and relocated to Peru, where he established Hidden Inca Tours, a travel company based in Cusco. His exposure to Inca and pre-Inca sites prompted years of personal research into their construction methods, stonework precision, and the anomalous skulls found in associated burial contexts. He has authored more than 30 books on Andean and global ancient history.
Research areas
- Paracas skulls: Foerster's most internationally recognized work. He identified burial sites, recovered specimens, arranged independent DNA testing (c. 2018), and produced facial reconstructions of Paracas skull individuals.
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Paracas skulls
- Precision stonework: Foerster documents what he describes as laser-precision stonework at Ollantaytambo, Sacsayhuaman, Puma Punku, and various Egyptian sites — polygonal interlocking stonework with sub-millimeter tolerances, without mortar — which he argues requires explanations outside the conventional Inca-era construction timeline.
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Advanced ancient technology
Foerster's documentation of elongated skulls and anomalous stonework in South America connects to the broader ancient astronaut thesis, including Zecharia Sitchin's analysis of pre-human civilizations.