Joe Rogan Experience #2417 - Ben van Kerkwyk

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Joe Rogan Experience #2417 - Ben van Kerkwyk

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November 25, 2025
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Academic Resistance: Why Mainstream Archaeology Resists Ancient Dating

This clip delves into the institutional pushback against alternative dating for ancient sites like Tiwanaku. It explores how established narratives and carbon dating results that align with conventional timelines are favored, even when substantial evidence points to much older, more complex civilizations, hindering the exploration of human origins.

Archaeology controversy
2:04:08
Duration: 2:51

Unexplained Abandonment: The Massive 'Tired Stones' of Oyante Tambbo

The speaker describes the colossal 80-90 ton granite blocks at Oyante Tambbo and the quarry miles away. He highlights the mysterious 'tired stones' — giant blocks abandoned mid-transport along the difficult path, suggesting an abrupt halt to construction due to an unknown event.

Ancient Engineering knowledge
2:08:37
Duration: 1:06

Did the Inca Rebuild, Not Build? Challenging the Megalithic Timeline

This clip questions the conventional timeline of Inca civilization, proposing that they found and rebuilt abandoned megalithic cities rather than developing (and then losing) advanced stone-cutting capabilities. The stark difference in construction quality is highlighted as evidence.

Ancient History controversy
2:07:06
Duration: 0:35

Solomon's Secret Weapon: The Mythical Shamir Worm That Cut Stone

This clip introduces the ancient legend of the Shamir, a worm or substance with the power to cut and disintegrate stone, iron, and even diamond. It explains how King Solomon supposedly used it to build the First Temple in Jerusalem, avoiding the use of tools that could also be used for war.

Ancient Legends knowledge
2:44:29
Duration: 0:37

Ramses II: The Great Usurper of Ancient Egypt

Ben van Kerkwyk and Joe Rogan discuss how Ramses II was known for 'rebadging' and claiming older statues and monuments as his own, a practice that was common among pharaohs of the 19th dynasty.

Ancient Egyptian History knowledge
41:27
Duration: 0:14

Is Our Understanding of Ancient History a House of Cards?

Joe Rogan and Ben van Kerkwyk discuss how new discoveries and contradictions in ancient Egypt could 'blow the damn down' on established historical narratives, revealing a much crazier and richer past and challenging the 'we got it all figured out' mentality.

History motivation
7:50
Duration: 0:46

Unattributable Knowledge: The Case for a Precursor Civilization

This clip argues that the sophisticated knowledge encoded in ancient structures like the Great Pyramid, and cosmic numbers like 108, cannot be attributed to known cultures like the Egyptians or Greeks. It suggests the existence of an unknown, advanced precursor civilization that left 'breadcrumbs' for us to discover, challenging conventional historical timelines.

Lost Civilizations controversy
1:36:56
Duration: 1:31

Unveiling Peru's Layered Past: Evidence of Multiple Advanced Cultures

Explore the distinct architectural layers in Peru, from monolithic bedrock carvings to precise megalithic stonework and later Inca repairs. This segment highlights Jesus Gamara's classification system and argues that the advanced megalithic constructions predate the Inca, suggesting a deeper, more technologically capable past.

Ancient Civilizations knowledge
1:40:02
Duration: 1:49

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth: A Human Survival Strategy

Joe Rogan and Ben van Kerkwyk discuss the 'meek shall inherit the earth' biblical quote in the context of human survival, suggesting that humans, while physically less durable than other hominids, became the 'meanest and trickiest' to overcome larger predators, much like hyenas against lions.

Human Evolution knowledge
44:37
Duration: 0:20

Challenging Tiwanaku's Official Dating: Evidence for a 15,000 BC Civilization

This clip challenges the mainstream dating of Tiwanaku to 1100 AD, presenting compelling evidence from Arthur Posnansky's 50 years of research. Learn how geological data, archaeoastronomical alignments, and extinct megafauna point to a construction date of 15,000 BC, questioning why such evidence is often dismissed.

Archaeology controversy
1:45:32
Duration: 2:16

The Lost Labyrinth of Egypt: Greater Than the Pyramids?

Learn about the legendary Great Lost Labyrinth of Ancient Egypt, described by ancient historians as more magnificent than the pyramids, with thousands of rooms and multiple levels, a giant mystery that was eventually rediscovered.

Ancient Egypt knowledge
1:54
Duration: 0:47

The Great Pyramid: An Exact Scale Model of Earth's Northern Hemisphere

Discover how the Great Pyramid's dimensions, when scaled by a factor of 43,200:1, precisely match the Earth's polar radius and equatorial circumference. This moment highlights the astonishing accuracy of ancient builders and how modern surveys continue to confirm these measurements.

Ancient Engineering knowledge
1:23:43
Duration: 1:13

The Sphinx Water Erosion Theory: Why It Challenges Conventional History

Ben van Kerkwyk explains Dr. Robert Schoch's groundbreaking theory of water erosion on the Sphinx enclosure walls, suggesting it's thousands of years older than traditionally believed and points to a time when the Sahara was a lush savannah.

Ancient Egypt knowledge
32:43
Duration: 2:47

The Lost Aramat Nile Branch & Ancient Egypt's Unexplained Logistics

Discover the ancient Aramat branch of the Nile, a mile-wide river that once flowed past all the major pyramid complexes, and how its disappearance challenges conventional explanations for how massive stones were transported, hinting at lost ancient technology.

Ancient Egypt knowledge
36:52
Duration: 2:03

Why Academics Suppress Revolutionary Discoveries in Ancient Egypt

Joe Rogan and Ben van Kerkwyk discuss why established academics and figures like Zahi Hawass might resist and suppress new, paradigm-shifting archaeological discoveries, often out of a fear of losing control and authority, especially when presented by 'tech guys' on YouTube.

Academia controversy
12:14
Duration: 1:24

Lost Civilizations: Cataclysms and Unexplained Ancient Technologies

Explore the compelling possibility that advanced civilizations arose and were destroyed by cataclysms over hundreds of thousands of years, leaving behind monuments with encoded knowledge and precision that defy current historical explanations.

Ancient Civilizations knowledge
20:28
Duration: 1:07

Are Humans Genetically Engineered? Strange Characteristics on Earth

The hosts explore the controversial theory that humans might have been genetically engineered, citing chromosomal differences from other mammals and unique physical characteristics like sun sensitivity and poor night vision compared to other species.

Human Origins controversy
43:59
Duration: 0:23

The Vanishing Footage: Inside the Sphinx's Secret Tunnel

Ben van Kerkwyk recounts the mysterious disappearance of footage showing archaeologist Zahi Hawass exploring a previously unopened tunnel beneath the Sphinx in the 1990s, a discovery that was never officially released and led to legal disputes.

Ancient Egypt story
58:28
Duration: 0:35

The Impossible Statues of Ancient Egypt: 1000-Ton Monuments Moved 1000km

Explore the unfathomable logistical and engineering feats of ancient Egypt, exemplified by colossal 1000-ton granite statues moved hundreds of kilometers, and the astonishing precision and artistry achieved without steel tools, leading to questions about lost technology.

Ancient Egypt knowledge
38:56
Duration: 2:10

The Great Pyramid's Geodetic Code: Latitude, Longitude, and Sacred Numbers

Uncover how the Great Pyramid encodes precise geodetic data, specifically the ratio of latitude to longitude at the equator, using its dual perimeter measurements. This segment also explores the recurring '432' number across various ancient texts and cosmic phenomena, suggesting a shared, advanced knowledge.

Ancient Engineering knowledge
1:31:15
Duration: 1:40

The Cosmic Coincidence of 108: Sun, Moon, and Earth Ratios

Explore the profound significance of the number 108, which precisely defines the ratio between the diameters and distances of both the Moon and the Sun from Earth. This 'coincidence' explains total solar eclipses and points to a deeper, ancient understanding of cosmic relationships, echoed in architecture like Cambodian temples.

Sacred Geometry knowledge
1:35:22
Duration: 1:34

Puma Punku: A Glimpse into Impossible Ancient Stonework

Discover the mind-boggling precision and complexity of Puma Punku's stonework in Bolivia. This segment describes massive, perfectly polished blocks with 90-degree turns, intricate insets, and drill holes, suggesting a level of technology far beyond what's typically attributed to ancient cultures.

Ancient Engineering knowledge
1:43:45
Duration: 1:47

What Are the Mysterious Nubs on Ancient Megalithic Walls?

This clip delves into the enigmatic "nubs" found on megalithic walls worldwide, from Peru to Egypt. The speaker explains why they couldn't be lifting bosses and, with a geologist's insight, dismisses primitive quarrying methods as their origin, suggesting they were deliberately formed or resulted from an unknown process.

Ancient Architectural Features knowledge
2:18:31
Duration: 1:32

Mirror-Finished Granite & Impossible Precision: The Barabar Caves Mystery

The speaker introduces the incredible Barabar Caves in India, which are massive granite caves with interiors polished to a perfect mirror finish, with flatness within a thousandth of an inch. He describes their insane accuracy and symmetrical geometry, emphasizing that no known conventional methods can explain their creation.

Ancient Advanced Technology knowledge
2:29:32
Duration: 2:29

Why Academia Resists New Ideas About Ancient History

This clip critiques the rigid, gatekeeping nature of traditional academia, which clings to outdated historical narratives (e.g., civilization starting 6,000 years ago). It contrasts this with the passionate, in-depth research of independent investigators who are more dedicated to uncovering the truth than the academics protecting their established reputations.

Academia controversy
2:34:40
Duration: 1:43

The Great Pyramid: A Scale Model of Earth's Northern Hemisphere

Ben van Kerkwyk highlights the astonishing theory that the Great Pyramid is a precise scale model of the Earth's northern hemisphere at a 43,200 to 1 ratio, encoding geodetic data and knowledge far beyond the capabilities attributed to the dynastic Egyptians.

Ancient Egyptian Engineering knowledge
1:22:39
Duration: 0:42

The Suppression of History: Why Inconvenient Archaeological Discoveries Go Unreleased

Ben van Kerkwyk speculates that major archaeological findings, such as evidence of a predecessor civilization to the ancient Egyptians, might be intentionally withheld from the public because they would 'make everybody look bad' and upset established historical narratives.

Archaeology controversy
1:04:58
Duration: 0:39

Suppressed Discovery: Egypt's Labyrinth Hides a 40-Meter 'Tic-Tac' Object

Uncover the shocking story of the Madahar expedition's discovery of the Great Labyrinth, its alleged suppression by Zahi Hawass, and subsequent scans revealing a mysterious 40-meter metallic 'tic-tac' shaped object deep underground.

Ancient Egypt controversy
3:07
Duration: 2:13