Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience, October 2024: evidence, and the archaeological imagination

Graham Hancock was again a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience on October 17th, presumably in support of the release of season two (The Americas) of his Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse on October 16th. The opening move Hancock and Rogan begin by complaining that they were duped by archaeologist Flint Dibble (who was just given…

Should real archeologists appear on pseudo-archeological TV shows like Ancient Aliens and Ancient Apocalypse?

Tony Trupp recently asked this question on twitter. It’s not a new question, but given the impending release of Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas, it’s a good time to give it some thought. I have long argued that archaeologists must be an active and vocal presence in the public conversation about archaeology, and about…