Archaeology as a science
Subject in Social Sciences
Archaeology as a science has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dan RichardsIndependent researcher and host of the YouTube channel DeDunking the Past, focused on lost civilizations and alternative history
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
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
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan counters that documented excavation and chain of custody give archaeology scientific elements.
“Like, there's a whole chain of custody of where this stuff's coming from”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2563 - Dan Richards (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:16
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#2563 - Dan RichardsThe 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.