Alberino says he now believes Peru’s ‘Nazca mummies’ are probably a hoax
"I even said this on the Michael Knowles Show, that it was more likely than not in my mind that the larger mummies like Maria were real. But I've since reversed that position. I think it's more likely than not that all of them are a hoax."
About this episode
Joe Rogan speaks with writer and filmmaker Timothy Alberino about claims involving “giants”, ancient cataclysms, and disputed archaeological anomalies. Alberino recounts the “Kandahar giant” legend, saying he interviewed an active-duty C-130 pilot who allegedly transported a 1,100 lb body estimated at 10–12 feet tall from Bagram Airfield to Qatar in 2005, and he adds that the Pentagon later issued a public denial (which he says is available online). He also describes encounters where military and political-adjacent figures allegedly reacted with alarm when asked about the story.
A substantial section focuses on Alberino’s accounts from Sardinia, where he says locals and former excavators told him they had encountered unusually large human bones and associated artefacts, and that some discoveries were removed or suppressed. He shifts to Peru, discussing colonial-era chronicles that describe indigenous veneration of large, preserved bodies, and claims his team’s drone-mounted ground-penetrating radar detected two large intersecting tunnels roughly 100 feet beneath an adobe pyramid at the Chongo necropolis.
On the “Nazca mummies”, Alberino says he visited the University of Ica/Eco Museum to view specimens including “Maria”, but now believes the entire set is more likely a hoax, citing disputed provenance and earlier fakes. The conversation broadens to megalithic masonry in Peru, alternative chronologies for Egypt, and Alberino’s religious framing via Genesis and the Book of Enoch, including speculation about hybrid “watchers”, ancient technological elites, and recurring flood traditions.
Key takeaways
- Alberino alleges a C-130 pilot told him he transported a large body from Bagram to Qatar in 2005, estimated 10–12 feet tall and weighing 1,100 lb.
- He claims the Pentagon issued a statement denying the Kandahar giant story, and describes sources who allegedly refuse to discuss it.
- He alleges Sardinian excavators and locals told him of unusually large bones and artefacts, with claims of intimidation and overnight removal.
- Alberino says his team’s drone-based GPR detected two large intersecting tunnels about 100 feet below Peru’s Chongo pyramid site.
- He says he has reversed his earlier view on the Nazca mummies and now believes they are more likely a hoax.
- He claims he offered to use his team’s drone GPR at Giza in a televised exchange with Zahi Hawass, but says no follow-up occurred.