Downstream: Everything We Think We Know About Human History Is Wrong w/ David Wengrow

Archaeologist David Wengrow challenges conventional linear stage theory of human history, highlighting interconnectedness and agency of prehistoric people. The podcast explores indigenous diplomacy, the ancient cities of Cahokia and Teotihuacan, Eurocentrism in slavery abolition, coexistence of Homo sapiens and archaic humans, and the emotional journey of publishing a best-selling book with a deceased co-author.