Short Summary

The principal investigator, David Swenson, received his PhD in 1975 from the University of Wisconsin and is now semi retired in the Phoenix Arizona area. He has been involved in a multiplicity of different projects which require problem-solving and outside the box thinking. This project will be carried out to support the work of Brien Foerster, of Cusco Peru, who has been involved in the study of ancient people and their associated megalithic buildings. Samples of andesite stone from Tiwanaku and Puma Punku that have come from the megaliths will be shipped from Peru. David will photograph, measure and forward the samples to the PRIME laboratory at Purdue University for analysis and dating of the stone based on beryllium-10 production from cosmic rays by way of accelerator mass spectrometry. The purpose of this campaign is to establish an approximate date for the quarrying and machining of the megalithic structures in that region.

This project is important to determine if an ancient civilization with advanced machining technology had produced the megalithic buildings thousands of years before written history occurred. The fine work that was carried out could not have been done by a primitive people using stone hammers and copper chisels, because of the absolute precision of the stone.

Contributors to this project will be an important part of determining the truth about our ancient history and our world that is not taught in schools or universities. The method used to determine the age is a relatively new technology that has been well proven. It is capable of revealing dates up to millions of years ago. It is time to shake loose the structured thinking and lack of critical analysis of human history. 

The information we obtain will be revealed to our supporters first, and will be placed in the public domain.

What We Need & What You Get

We are requesting a total of $4500 for this project. The investigators will not receive any of the monies personally. Each sample that we send in will cost us $1310 in charges from Purdue. This is a research project, but is not funded by the National Science Foundation, therefore our expenses will be under the research column (https://www.physics.purdue.edu/ams/rosetest/pri...). The breakdown for these charges are listed below:

The funds requested will be for three independent samples ($3930), Indiegogo administrative fees ($315), sample shipping ($120) and videography costs for dissemination of information ($135).

Since we are running a very tight budget, the only perk we can promise donors to the campaign is that they will learn the results of the study as soon as we get them from Purdue. Thus, they will come out in three stages.  You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have shaken paradigms on human history.

If we fail to meet our goal, we will test as many samples as we can with the funds, and seek supplemental funding to bring us up to the nearest amount needed. If we achieve more than the goal, we will continue to evaluate more samples.

The Impact

The impact of this study on human thinking will be dramatic. It will help make sense of some of the ancient texts, including the Sumerian writings and stories in the Bible. If there was a society with high technology in prehistory, this may be an opportunity for us to begin to recapture or perhaps reverse engineer that technology to improve the lives of everyone on the planet.

David Swenson and Brien Foerster have had successful careers in identifying anomalies, problems, inconsistencies and providing solutions and answers.  Successful application of the techniques in this project will open the door to a clearer definition of the ages of other megalithic buildings and structures, including the Easter Island statues, the Pyramids, and other unusual buildings found around the world.

Other Ways You Can Help

Some people can contribute money, but that doesn't mean they cannot help. One way that would benefit us is to let all of your contacts on your social networks know about this project.  Word-of-mouth can be a very powerful tool in obtaining funding.