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John Foster Forbes (1889-1958) was an English archaeologist, author and occultist.

Biography
In addition to writing a number of books, he was the editor of the periodical ''Archaic Britain. A monthly review of prehistoric research'' He published works stating that at historical sites, events in the past could be discerned by skilled observers, a practice called "psychometry." Author Stewart Home called Forbes' book Giants of Britain "a masterpiece of crank research."

In 1938 Forbes suggested that stone circles in Britain, were made around 8000 BC by priests who emigrated to the British Isles after the destruction of Atlantis. Some of his ideas were discussed in the book The view over Atlantis by John Michell.

Books published

 * The Unchronicled Past (1938)
 * Ages not so Dark (1939)
 * Living stones of Britain (1943)
 * Giants of Britain (1945)
 * Giants, Myths and Megaliths (1945) [with Iris Campbell]
 * The Castle and Place of Rothiemay (1948)