

Novara FM: Who Dares To Rewrite 40,000 Years of History? w/ David Wengrow
27 snips Jan 25, 2024
David Wengrow, archaeologist and co-author of The Dawn of Everything, challenges conventional narratives of human history, discussing topics such as the origins of inequality, misconceptions about the agricultural revolution, contradictions within the family unit, interpreting violence in prehistoric societies, reimagining human nature and history, and the experience of co-writing the book with David Graeber.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Origins of Social Inequality: Unpacking the Conventional Narrative
03:30 • 23min
Challenging Misconceptions of the Agricultural Revolution
26:11 • 17min
Contradictions in the Family Unit
43:41 • 25min
Interpreting Violence and Societal Transformations
01:08:17 • 8min
Reimagining Human Nature and History
01:16:12 • 4min
A Co-Written Book on David Grayber's Thought and Personality
01:20:26 • 4min