Preview: The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity
The Daily Evolver
00:00
Introduction
The Dawn of Everything, A New History of Humanity by anthropologist David Graeber and archaeologist David Wengrove aims to upend the narrative of social evolution. The book focuses on what is referred to as prehistory, which is the history of humanity before things were written down. Jeff Salzman: I wanted to take a look at this book because it presents quite a significant challenge to cultural evolution.
Transcript
Play full episode
Now, apparently, we have the whole book version! “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity,” by anthropologist David Graeber and archaeologist David Wengrow makes a similar case, aiming, as the New York Times writes, “to upend the narrative of social evolution.”
