What Dan Richards has said about Archaeology as a science

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 8, 2026

Dan Richards, Independent researcher and host of the YouTube channel DeDunking the Past, focused on lost civilizations and alternative history, has been quoted on Archaeology as a science 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on October 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Richards contends that archaeology is not a science and functions more like religion because finds cannot be replicated.

    “Archeology is not a fucking science, Joe. Not even close. It functions like a science like religion does”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2563 - Dan Richards (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:11

  • Richards says the Society for American Archaeology was founded to foster relations between amateurs and professionals, a goal he says it now neglects.

    “their intention was to cultivate a better relationship between interested amateurs and professional archaeologists”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2563 - Dan Richards (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:12

Episodes

  • #2563 - Dan Richards

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 8, 2026 · 2 h 55 min

    Joe Rogan and independent researcher Dan Richards discuss elongated skulls, Neanderthal and Denisovan interbreeding, Paracas, alleged archaeological cover-ups, and whether archaeology is a science.

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